The federal judiciary is hierarchical.
联邦司法机构是有等级的。
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.
根据宪法第三章第一节，最高级别的并且唯一被宪法所规定的是美国最高法院。
The Supreme Court's decision is the final decision in any case.
在任何条件中，最高法院的裁决是最终的裁决。
The Supreme Court has nine member: a Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices.
最高法院有9名成员，一个高级法官和八个副高级法官。
The Supreme Court has limited original jurisdiction, hearing most of its cases on appeal. U.S. Const. art. Ⅲ, sec. 2, cl. 2.
根据宪法第三章第二节第二款，最高法院有着有限地原有司法管辖权，它主要审理大多的上诉案件。
In most cases, the losing party must petition the Court through a writ of certiorari to hear the case.
在大多数案件中，败诉方必须请求最高法庭通过下达败诉文件审理案件。
The Court votes first on the writ, requiring four yes votes to hear the case.
对败诉文件的下达最高法庭首先进行投票，必须有四票通过才能审理这个案件。