Supreme Court of the Western States (Brothers No More)

The Supreme Court of the Western States is the top court in the Western States government. The Supreme Court has the final say in all decisions put through the WS legal system. Justices of the Supreme Court are nominated by the President of the Western States and serve until death or retirement.

There was a hefty debate in the 1st Congress about how many justices should serve on the Court. Most suggestions ranged between 5, the number used by the Confederate States Supreme Court, and 9, the number used by the United States Supreme Court, though suggestions as low as 3 and as high as 15 were also made. Ultimately, Congress settled somewhere in the middle, authorizing seven justices for the initial composition of the court, with the potential for expansion later if it was deemed necessary. President Charles Curtis tried to strike a balance between progressive and conservative justices in his nominations, attempting to maintain his image as a compromiser.

List of Justices of the Supreme Court[]

Justices in darker grey were the Chief Justice.

Justices of the United States Supreme Court
No.	Name	State	Tenure Began	Tenure Ended	Replacing	Nominated By
1	Curtis D. Wilbur	California	September 10, 1931	September 8, 1954	New Seat	Charles Curtis
2	Archibald K. Gardner	South Dakota	October 26, 1931	January 1, 1960	New Seat	Charles Curtis
3	George Thomas McDermott	Kansas	December 11, 1931	January 19, 1937	New Seat	Charles Curtis
4	Orie Leon Phillips	New Mexico	February 17, 1932	November 14, 1974	New Seat	Charles Curtis
5	William Denman	California	March 9, 1932	July 3, 1957	New Seat	Charles Curtis
6	Joseph William Woodrough	Nebraska	April 26, 1932	January 3, 1961	New Seat	Charles Curtis
7	Bert E. Haney	Oregon	August 2, 1932	September 18, 1943	New Seat	Charles Curtis
8	William Healy	Idaho	May 20, 1937	November 30, 1958	George Thomas McDermott	William Borah