A case can arrive at the Supreme Court through each of these ways except .
by taking a case through original jurisdiction
on appeal from the highest state court
by appeal through a lower federal court
by an order from the executive branch

Sir thomas more, venerated in the catholic church as saint thomas more, was an english lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted renaissance humanist. he was also a councillor to henry viii, and lord high chancellor of england from october 1529 to 16 may 1532. i found this information on wikipedia