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judicial branch (supreme court) (court system (court of appeals (13 courts…
judicial branch (supreme court)
court system
district court. (
lower federal courts are divided on cases over they have jurisdiction or authority over.
each state has 1 of the 94 district court
3 judges in Montana,
court of appeals
13 courts of appeals
if someone is convicted of a crime and they thought it wasn't fair, they can take the court case here.
the judges can uphold the decision of the lower court and the outcome stands or they can be retried at the lower court
each has a panel of judges to decide if cases were tried properly
supreme court
the losing side of any court of appeals can appeal to this court.
1,000s of cases are submitted, but only 100 can be tried.
supreme court justices.
nine justices on the supreme court.
there are no specific requirements to become a justice
they serve for life to avoid ties
checks executive branch :
may declare executive actions unconstitutional
checks on legislative branch
may declare laws unconstitutional