martinasreviews martinasreviews 01-12-2020 History contestada Why is a state’s supreme court often called the “court of last resort"? The state supreme court is the final word on matters of state law. If you lose in state supreme court you can never appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Justices appointed to the state supreme court serve for the rest of their life. Supreme courts from different states never consult each other’s rulings.