And if you're in federal district court here, you would appeal to the Fifth Circuit court of Appeals, and the Fifth Circuit will take that appeal. It has no choice. The Supreme Court has what's called a discretionary jurisdiction, which means it chooses which cases to take. In a typical year, there are about 8000. Cert petitions is what they're called. Petitions for certior, or everyone calls them cert petitions. They're about 8000. The court typically takes about 80. (11:28–11:35)
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