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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
Supreme Court
Located in Washington D.C.
1,000s of cases are submitted but only about 100 can be tried for year
If the court declines to hear a case the court of appeals decisions is final
The losing side of the Appeals Court can appeal to this court
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 the decisions of the lower court and the outcome stands or they can be retried
District Courts
Each state has at least 1 of the 94 district courts
District Courts in Montana: Billing, Missoula, Great Falls, Butte, Helena
Lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction or authority over
Checks on the Legislative Branch
Can declare acts of legislature unconstitutional
Checks on the Executive Branch
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional