Key Role of Chief Justices Supreme Court of USA

Key role of chief justices Supreme Court of USA

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The primary duty of Chief Justices in the United States of America is to preside over the Supreme Court hearings which must scrutinize over thousand cases annually, and discreetly choose hundreds from that number to hear on their merit and to dispose of written opinion. The Chief Justice of the United States of America also performs the role of;

 (1) chairman of the Judicial Conference of the United States, the governing body for the federal judicial system consisting of judges who represent the various federal courts;

(2) chairman of the Federal Judicial Centre, a research, training and planning arm of the federal judiciary whose seven‑member board meets four times annually;

(3) supervisor of the Administrative Office of United States Courts, the housekeeping agency which employs over 500 people;

(4) chairman of the board of the Supreme Court Historical Society; and

(5) membership on the Boards of Trustees of the National Gallery of Art, of the Hirshhom Museum and Sculpture Garden, and of the Smithsonian Institution. In addition, some twenty congressional statutes authorize specific duties of the Chief as head of the Supreme Court and over thirty Acts of Congress define duties related to the administration of the federal judiciary. The Chief also may be asked to perform extraordinary tasks either at home or abroad by the President of the United States.