Editing Scottish Rite (section)

=== Northern Jurisdiction ===
[[Image:US Scottish Rite Northern Jurisdiction new.png|thumb|256x256px|left|[[United States|US]] states in the Northern Jurisdiction]]
The [[Lexington, Massachusetts|Lexington]], [[Massachusetts]]-based [[Supreme Council, Scottish Rite, Northern Jurisdiction, USA|Northern Masonic Jurisdiction]], formed in 1813, and inactive from 1832 to 1845,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Proceedings ... 1781-1862. |url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015070515542?urlappend=%3Bseq=102 |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=HathiTrust | hdl=2027/mdp.39015070515542?urlappend=%3Bseq=102 |language=en}}</ref> oversees the bodies in fifteen states: [[Connecticut]], [[Delaware]], [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]], [[Maine]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Michigan]], [[New Jersey]], [[New Hampshire]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[Ohio]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Rhode Island]], [[Wisconsin]] and [[Vermont]]. The Northern Jurisdiction is only divided into ''Valleys'', not Orients.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishritenmj.org/members-center/nmj-valleys|title=Valleys of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction|website=scottishritenmj.org|access-date=28 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019063633/http://www.scottishritenmj.org/members-center/nmj-valleys|archive-date=19 October 2016}}</ref> Each Valley has up to four Scottish Rite bodies, and each body confers a set of degrees.

In the Northern Jurisdiction, the [[Supreme Council, Scottish Rite, Northern Jurisdiction, USA|Supreme Council]] consists of no more than 66 members, led by the Sovereign Grand Commander, currently Ill. Walter F. Wheeler, 33°, who was elected to the position in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scottish Rite, NMJ {{!}} The Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite,… |url=https://scottishritenmj.org/blog/walter-f-wheeler-33-named-sovereign-grand-commander-of-the-supreme-council-of-the-scottish-rite-northern-masonic-jurisdiction |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=Scottish Rite, NMJ}}</ref> Those who are elected to membership on the Supreme Council are then designated "Active." In the Northern Jurisdiction all recipients of the 33rd Degree are honorary members of the Supreme Council, and all members are referred to as a "Sovereign Grand Inspectors General." The head of the Rite in each State of the Northern Jurisdiction is called a "Deputy of the Supreme Council." Thus, the highest-ranking Scottish Rite officer in Ohio, is titled, "Deputy for Ohio", and so forth for each state. Additionally, each Deputy has one or more "Actives" to assist him in the administration of the state. Active members of the Supreme Council who have served faithfully for ten years, or reach the age of 75, may be designated "Active, Emeritus". The Northern Jurisdiction Supreme Council meets yearly, in the even years by an executive session, and in the odd years, with the full membership invited. The 33rd Degree is conferred on the odd years at the Annual Meeting.

In the Northern Jurisdiction, there is a 46-month requirement for eligibility to receive the 33rd degree, and while there is a Meritorious Service Award (as well as a Distinguished Service Award), they are not required intermediate steps towards the 33°.[[File:Supremecounciloflouisana2.png|thumb|251x251px|States in which the Supreme Council of Louisiana is present as of 2023.]]