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Will the Real Supreme Court Please Stand:
New-Old Supreme Court Located!
The Supreme Court, In Washington, D.C., is well
known as the place where you are supposed to file actions when you can't
get remedy in the lower courts.
Unfortunately, what you probably did not know is
WHICH SUPREME COURT!
Until 1936 there were two (2) courts titled Supreme
Court. There is the one you know of now, with the nine black robed
'Justices' headed by William Rehnquist, and there is the other one, now
titled "United States District Court for the District of Columbia" which
until 1936 was titled Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.
This court started out on March 23, 1801 as the
" Circuit Court" for the District of Columbia, and was where the famous
John Jay was first Chief Justice, and Mr. Chief Judge William Cranch sat
and recorded pivotal cases which are still cited today.
The USDCDC has absolute jurisdiction over the District
of Columbia, all 'its' residents, governmental bodies politic, employees,
agencies, etc.
The original rules were titled "Common Law Rules".
The office is at 333 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,
DC 20001. The phone for the Clerk's Office is 202-273-0510.
The astute student of Law would do well to do in-depth
research on this court whenever you are considering a suit for relief under
Title 5 USC 552 (Freedom of Information Act), or redress from attacks by
agencies of the U.S. Government.
This court is also useful in other actions affecting
issues in the various 'States'.
The D.C. Court Rules, published by Michie do a lot
to help on these matters.
Good Luck!