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Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) - Coggle Diagram
Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
Supreme Court Justices
9 justices
The Chief Justice
8 associate justices
John Roberts (2005- present)
There are no specific 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 appeals
Each had 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
Supreme Court
Located in Washington D.C
if the court declines to hear a case the court appeals decisions is final
thousands of cases are submitted but only about 100 can be tried.
The losing side of the appeals Court can appeal to this court
District Courts
Each state has 1 of the 94 district courts
Courts in Montana, billings, missoula, greatfalls, butte, and helena
Lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have
Checks on the Legislative Branch
Can declare acts of legislature unconstitutional
Checks on the Executive Branch
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional