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The fact is, we are a nine-member court that sits on cases.

My sense is that jurists from other nations around the world understand that our court occupies a very special place in the American system, and that the court is rather well regarded in comparison, perhaps, to their own.

Most high courts in other nations do not have discretion, such as we enjoy, in selecting the cases that the high court reviews. Our court is virtually alone in the amount of discretion it has.

The members of the court were just delighted to have a ninth member – male or female. They were all kind and welcoming.