How to Address a Supreme Court Justice in Correspondence
If you need to correspond with a U.S. Supreme Court justice, it is important to address the honorable justice correctly. Taking care to use the proper titles shows respect for the office and communicates that you made the effort to research proper etiquette.
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Things You'll Need
- White paper for letter
- White business envelope
- Word processing program
- Printer
Instructions
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Addressing the Chief Justice
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Begin the letter with the salutation: "Dear Chief Justice" followed by a colon.
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Close the letter with either "Sincerely" or "Regards" followed by a comma.
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Address the envelope with "The Chief Justice of the United States" on the first line of the address. Follow this with the street address and the city, state and Zip code: One First Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20543.
Addressing an Associate Justice
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Begin the letter with the salutation: "Dear Justice (place the surname here)" followed by a colon.
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Close the letter with either "Sincerely" or "Regards" followed by a comma.
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Address the envelope with "Justice (place the surname here)" on the first line of the address. On the second line, place the words "The Supreme Court of the United States." Follow this with the street address and the city, state and Zip code: One First Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20543.
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Comments
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One thing however: using "Regards" is too informal for a closing to the Chief Justice of the United States. I suggest everyone use "Sincerely" as you also suggest. "Regards" would be an appropriate level of formality to use with a friend in a social letter, but not in a letter to one of the highest officials of the United States.
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Dear Ms. Hatter: Great advice! This is just the style we teach at The Protocol School of Washington. Sincerely, Robert
