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4th judicial branch (supreme court) (court system (court of appeals (13…
4th judicial branch (supreme court)
court system
district court
lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction or authority over
each state has 1 of the 94 district courts
3 district court judges in Montana
court of appeals
13 court of appeals 9th circuit court-San Frisco, California
if someone is convicted of a crime and they thought it wasn't fare they can take the 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 ti decide if cases were tries appropriately
the losing side of the appeals court can appeal to this court
supreme court justice
9 justices sit on the court
there are no specific requirements to become a justice
serve for life to avoid political ties
checks on branches
executive branch
may declare executive acts ions unconstitutional
checks on legislative branch
may declare laws unconstitutional
supreme court