To: BuckeyeTexan
Where do you see that all petitions for writs of certiorari are acted/voted upon by the full court? The part where it says "the Clerk will distribute the petition, brief in opposition, and any reply brief to the Court for its consideration."
To: Lurking Libertarian
The clerk will distribute (refer, hand, submit) the petition to the Court. That doesn't mean the clerk has the authority to distribute a case for conference by the full Court. Only justices may send a case to conference and even that is done according to seniority. The justice who sends the case to conference is the justice who leads the discussion at conference.
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