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Judicial Branch (supreme court) (court system (court of appeals (13 court…
Judicial Branch (supreme court)
court system
court of appeals
13 court of appeals
if someone is conviced of a crime and they thought it wasnt fair they can take the case here
The judges can uphold the decisions of the lower court and the outcome stands or they can be retried in the lower court
each has a panel of judges to decide if cases were tried appropriately
9th circuit court- San Francisco, CA
district courts
lower federial courts are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction or authority over
each state has 1 of the 94 district courts
Montana
3 judges
supreme court
if the court declines to hear a case the court of appeal decision is final
1000s are submitted to the supreme court but they only have time to see 100
supreme court justices
9 justices
there are no specific requirements to become a justice
any federal judge is for life to avoid political ties
checks on the legislative branch's
may declare law on the constitution
checks on the executive branch
may declare executive actions unconstitutional