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Immediately after signing the act into law, President [[George Washington]] nominated the following people to serve on the court: [[John Jay]] for chief justice and [[John Rutledge]], [[William Cushing]], [[Robert H. Harrison]], [[James Wilson (Founding Father)|James Wilson]], and [[John Blair Jr.]] as associate justices. All six were confirmed by the Senate on September 26, 1789; however, Harrison declined to serve, and Washington later nominated [[James Iredell]] in his place.<ref name=SCnoms>{{cite web |title=Supreme Court Nominations: present–1789 |url=https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/nominations/Nominations.htm |publisher=Office of the Secretary, United States Senate |location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=September 3, 2018 |archive-date=December 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209085119/https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/nominations/Nominations.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=February 2024}} | Immediately after signing the act into law, President [[George Washington]] nominated the following people to serve on the court: [[John Jay]] for chief justice and [[John Rutledge]], [[William Cushing]], [[Robert H. Harrison]], [[James Wilson (Founding Father)|James Wilson]], and [[John Blair Jr.]] as associate justices. All six were confirmed by the Senate on September 26, 1789; however, Harrison declined to serve, and Washington later nominated [[James Iredell]] in his place.<ref name=SCnoms>{{cite web |title=Supreme Court Nominations: present–1789 |url=https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/nominations/Nominations.htm |publisher=Office of the Secretary, United States Senate |location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=September 3, 2018 |archive-date=December 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209085119/https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/nominations/Nominations.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=February 2024}} | ||
The Supreme Court held its inaugural session from February 2 through February 10, 1790, at the [[Royal Exchange (New York City)|Royal Exchange]] in New York City, then the U.S. capital.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hodak |first=George |title=February 2, 1790: Supreme Court Holds Inaugural Session |url=http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/february_2_1790_supreme_court_holds_inaugural_session/ |website=abajournal.com |publisher=[[American Bar Association]] |location=Chicago, Illinois |date=February 1, 2011 |access-date=September 3, 2018 |archive-date=December 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203002353/https://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/february_2_1790_supreme_court_holds_inaugural_session |url-status=live}}</ref> A second session was held there in August 1790.<ref>{{cite book |last=Pigott |first=Robert |title=New York's Legal Landmarks: A Guide to Legal Edifices, Institutions, Lore, History, and Curiosities on the City's Streets |year=2014 |publisher=Attorney Street Editions |location=New York |page=7 |isbn=978-0-61599-283-9}}</ref> The earliest sessions of the court were devoted to organizational proceedings, as the first cases did not reach it until 1791.<ref name=SCinstitution/> When the nation's capital was moved to | The Supreme Court held its inaugural session from February 2 through February 10, 1790, at the [[Royal Exchange (New York City)|Royal Exchange]] in New York City, then the U.S. capital.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hodak |first=George |title=February 2, 1790: Supreme Court Holds Inaugural Session |url=http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/february_2_1790_supreme_court_holds_inaugural_session/ |website=abajournal.com |publisher=[[American Bar Association]] |location=Chicago, Illinois |date=February 1, 2011 |access-date=September 3, 2018 |archive-date=December 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203002353/https://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/february_2_1790_supreme_court_holds_inaugural_session |url-status=live}}</ref> A second session was held there in August 1790.<ref>{{cite book |last=Pigott |first=Robert |title=New York's Legal Landmarks: A Guide to Legal Edifices, Institutions, Lore, History, and Curiosities on the City's Streets |year=2014 |publisher=Attorney Street Editions |location=New York |page=7 |isbn=978-0-61599-283-9}}</ref> The earliest sessions of the court were devoted to organizational proceedings, as the first cases did not reach it until 1791.<ref name=SCinstitution/> When the nation's capital was moved to Philadelphia in 1790, the Supreme Court did so as well. After initially meeting at [[Independence Hall]], the court established its [[barrister's chambers|chambers]] at City Hall.<ref name=SCbuilding>{{cite web |title=Building History |url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/buildinghistory.aspx |publisher=Supreme Court of the United States |location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=September 3, 2018 |archive-date=December 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205095102/https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/buildinghistory.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
===Early beginnings=== | ===Early beginnings=== | ||