How do you spell the highest court?

The correct spelling of the phrase for the highest court is Supreme Court: capital S in Supreme, s-u-p-r-e-m-e, then capital C in Court, c-o-u-r-t. Both words are capitalized when referring to the specific U.S. Supreme Court (the Supreme Court of the United States). The most common spelling errors are misspelling Supreme (Supreem, Supreame, or Suprime are common errors), missing the capitals, or writing it as one word (Supremecourt).

Supreme comes from the Latin supremus, meaning highest, and Court comes from the Latin cohors meaning enclosure or yard, by way of Old French. On the USCIS writing test sentences containing Supreme Court are less common than single words but do appear, including "The Supreme Court is the highest court," "What is the highest court?" and "Who is the Chief Justice?"

The Supreme Court of the United States, established by Article III of the Constitution, is the head of the judicial branch of the federal government. It has nine members: one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices, all nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate, serving for life during good behavior. The civics test asks several questions about the Supreme Court, including how many justices it has, who appoints them, how long they serve, and the name of the current Chief Justice.

The Court sits in the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., a marble structure across the street from the Capitol. Compound phrases such as Supreme Court are tested less often than single words because they are harder to fit naturally into short USCIS test sentences. When they do appear, the applicant should capitalize both words consistently.