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Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) (court system (supreme court (1,000s of…
Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
court system
court of appeals
13 courts of appeals
each court has a panel of judges that decide if cases were tried appropriately.
district courts
each state has at least one of the 94 district courts.
federal court judges are appointed by the president and get life terms.
supreme court
1,000s of cases appealed to supreme court but about 100 are actually tried.
if the court declines to hear a case the court of appeals is final.
the losing side can appeal to a higher court
supreme court justices
9 justices
there are no specific requirements to become a justice
serve for life to avoid political ties
checks on the legislative branch
may declare laws unconstitutional
check on the executive
may declare executive actions unconstitutional