The Supreme Court maintains a backlog of cases to hear since a case heard in a term is usually carried over to the next term.

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The Supreme Court does not maintain a backlog of cases in the sense that cases heard in one term are usually carried over to the next term. Instead, the Court aims to resolve all cases heard in a term by the end of that term, although it receives thousands of petitions each term and selects only a small percentage to hear.

The Supreme Court Maintains a Backlog of Cases to Hear