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'''Certiorari''' is a writ of review issued by a higher court to a lower court. It is a means of getting an appellate court to review a lower court's decision. If an appellate court grants a writ of certiorari, it agrees to take the appeal. (Sometimes this' is referred to as "granting cert.") An application for '''certiorari''' is known as a "petition for cert", which is shorthand for a "Petition for a Writ of Certiorari."  See also [[Writ of Certiorari]].   

'''Certiorari''' is a writ (written order) of review issued by a higher court to a lower court. It is a means of obtaining review by an appellate court, typically a supreme court, of a lower court's decision. If an appellate court grants a writ of certiorari, it agrees to take and hear the appeal. (Often this is referred to merely as "granting cert.") An application for '''certiorari''' is known as a "petition for cert", which is shorthand for a "Petition for a Writ of Certiorari."  See also [[Writ of Certiorari]].   

The votes of only four out of nine Justices, not a majority (five out of nine), are required by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] to "grant cert." and thereby accept appeal of a case.   

The votes of only four out of nine Justices, not a majority (five out of nine), are required by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] to "grant cert." and thereby accept appeal of a case.