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The federal judiciary is hierarchical.
聯邦司法機構是有等級的。
The highest court in the United States, and the only one required by the Constitution, is the United States Supreme Court. U.S. Const. art. Ⅲ, sec. 1.
根據憲法第三章第一節，最高級別的并且唯一被憲法所規定的是美國最高法院。
The Supreme Court's decision is the final decision in any case.
在任何條件中，最高法院的裁決是最終的裁決。
The Supreme Court has nine member: a Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices.
最高法院有9名成員，一個高級法官和八個副高級法官。
The Supreme Court has limited original jurisdiction, hearing most of its cases on appeal. U.S. Const. art. Ⅲ, sec. 2, cl. 2.
根據憲法第三章第二節第二款，最高法院有著有限地原有司法管轄權，它主要審理大多的上訴案件。
In most cases, the losing party must petition the Court through a writ of certiorari to hear the case.
在大多數案件中，敗訴方必須請求最高法庭通過下達敗訴文件審理案件。
The Court votes first on the writ, requiring four yes votes to hear the case.
對敗訴文件的下達最高法庭首先進行投票，必須有四票通過才能審理這個案件。
