the floors

1.Filing Room

In this ground floor room, over 8000 petitions are sent in each year in the hopes that their cases are granted by the members of the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court Press Room

we visit this room on a day when the Supreme Court releases opinions.

2.Courtroom Friezes

There are four symbolic friezes that ring the upper part of the Supreme Court Chamber. 

The Lawyers' Lounge

Located just off of the Supreme Court Chamber, this room is where attorneys will gather for final preparations and instructions before entering the Courtroom for oral argument in front of the nine justices.

3.john Marshall Dining Room

Located on the second floor, the John Marshall Dining Room was given this name by former Chief Justice Warren Burger. A private room just for the Justices, it contains portraits of James Madison and William Marbury from the famous Marbury v. Madison case establishing judicial review. Supreme Court Associate Curator Matthew Hofstedt,

4.The Supreme Court Library

Located on the third floor of the Supreme Court building, this private room is for the use of the Supreme Court as well members of the Supreme Court bar. It contains all the volumes of State and Federal law as well as many other legal books and documents. In this video, former Supreme Court Justices David Souter and Sandra Day O'Connor,