The United State Supreme Court assembled for the first time on February 2, 1790 at the Royal Exchange Building in New York City. The initial session of Congress, beginning in March 1789, had enacted enabling statutes and approved the appointments of Chief Justice John Jay and associate justices John Blair, James Wilson, and William Cushing.
On that august occasion in February 1790, the four justices, wearing wigs and their robes of office, gathered in front of an expectant audience. And did nothing. There were no cases. After a week of doing nothing, the Court adjourned, after deciding to next meet in September.
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