Supreme Court discretionary review is granted by:

• A. Writ of certiorari issued at the Court's discretion with 4 of 9 votes to hear
• B. Mandatory review of all appellate decisions
• C. Automatic review of all district court judgments
• D. The Court must accept all cases from the Courts of Appeals

Answer: (A)

Discretionary review in the Supreme Court is achieved through a writ of certiorari, issued at the Court’s discretion. A minimum of four of the nine justices must vote to grant certiorari, allowing the case to proceed to briefing and oral argument. Because certiorari is discretionary, most appellate and district court decisions are not reviewed by the Supreme Court, and the Court is not obligated to take any case from the Courts of Appeals. The Court selects only a small subset of petitioned cases, focusing on issues it determines warrant its attention.