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Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) - Coggle Diagram
Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
Supreme Court Justices
9 Justices
The Chief Justice
John Roberts (2005-present)
8 associate justices
There are no specific constitutional requirements to become a justice.
Serve for life to avoid political ties.
Court System
Court of Appeals
9th Circuit Court in San Francisco, CA
13 Courts of Appeal
Each has a panel of judges to decide if cases were tried appropriately.
The judges can uphold decisions of the lower court and the outcome stands or they can be retried.
District Courts
Each state has 1 of the 94 district courts
District Courts in Montana: Billings, Missoula, Great Falls, Butte, Helena
Lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction, or authority over.
Supreme Court
Located in Washington D.C.
1,000 s of cases are submitted but only about 100 can be tried.
If the court declines to hear a case the court appeals decisions is final.
The losing side of the Appeals Court can appeal to this court.
Checks on the Legislative Branch
Can declare acts of legislature unconstitutional
Checks on the Executive Branch
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional