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RULES  OF  THE  SUPREME  COURT 

3.  Library  books  may  not  be  removed  from  the  Court 
building, except by a Justice or a member of a Justice’s staff. 

Rule 3.  Term 

The Court holds a continuous annual Term commencing on 
the  ﬁrst  Monday  in  October  and  ending  on  the  day  before 
the  ﬁrst  Monday  in  October  of  the  following  year.  See  28 
U. S. C.  § 2.  At  the  end  of  each  Term,  all  cases  pending  on 
the docket are continued to the next Term. 

Rule 4.  Sessions and Quorum 

1.  Open sessions of the Court are held beginning at 10 a.m. 
on  the  ﬁrst  Monday  in  October  of  each  year,  and  thereafter 
as announced by the Court.  Unless it orders otherwise, the 
Court  sits  to  hear  arguments  from  10  a.m.  until  noon  and 
from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. 

2.  Six Members of the Court constitute a quorum.  See 28 
U. S. C.  § 1.  In  the  absence  of  a  quorum  on  any  day  ap­
pointed  for  holding  a  session  of  the  Court,  the  Justices  at­
tending—or  if  no  Justice  is  present,  the  Clerk  or  a  Deputy 
Clerk—may  announce  that  the  Court  will  not  meet  until 
there is a quorum. 

3.  When  appropriate,  the  Court  will  direct  the  Clerk  or 

the Marshal to announce recesses. 

PART  II.  ATTORNEYS AND  COUNSELORS 

Rule 5.  Admission to the Bar 

1.  To  qualify  for  admission  to  the  Bar  of  this  Court,  an 
applicant must have been admitted to practice in the highest 
court of a State, Commonwealth, Territory or Possession, or 
the  District  of  Columbia  for  a  period  of  at  least  three  years 
immediately  before  the  date  of  application;  must  not  have 
been  the  subject  of  any  adverse  disciplinary  action  pro­
nounced or in effect during that 3-year period; and must ap­
pear  to  the  Court  to  be  of  good  moral  and  professional 
character. 

2.  Each applicant shall ﬁle with  the Clerk (1) a certiﬁcate 
from  the  presiding  judge,  clerk,  or  other  authorized  ofﬁcial