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Judicial Branch(supreme Court) (Court System (courts of appeals (there are…
Judicial Branch(supreme Court)
Court System
courts of appeals
there are 13
each has a panel of judges to decide in a case was judged appropriately
the judges can uphold the decision of the lower court and the outcome stands or can be retried in the lower court again
if someone is convicted of a crime and they thought it wasn't fair, they can take the case here
9th circuit court is in San Francisco
district courts
lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction or authority over
federal court judges are appointed by the president and get life terms
each state has at least 1 of the 94 district courts
3 judges
Billings, Butte, Helena, Great Falls, Missoula
Supreme court
the losing side of the appeals court can appeal to this court
thousands of cases are submitted but only around 100 can be tried
if the court declines to hear a case the court of appeals decision is final
Supreme Court Justices
9 justices
there are no specific requirements to be a justice
Checks on Executive
may declare executive actions unconstitutional
Checks on the legislative
may declare laws unconstitutional