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SCOTUS trivia

SCOTUS is scheduled to begin its next term on October 4, 2021. Which of the following start dates have been used during previous SCOTUS terms?

a) The first Monday in October
b) The first Monday in February
c) The second Monday in October
d) All of the above

The correct answer: (d) All of the above. Each of these dates has been used as start dates for Supreme Court terms.

The Judiciary Act of 1802 established one session for the court, starting on the first Monday in February.

In 1873, Congress changed the start of a new term to the second Monday in October. Forty-four years later, Congress moved the start of a new term to the first Monday in October to accommodate a growing docket.