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Judicial branch (supreme court) - Coggle Diagram
Judicial branch (supreme court)
Supreme court justices
9 justices
The cheif of justice
John Roberts (2005-present)
8 associate justices.
No specific requirements to be a justice.
Serve for life to avoid political ties
Court system
Court of Appeals
9th Circuit court in San Francisco, CA
13 Court appeals
Each has a panel of judges to decide if the case was tried correctly
The judges can uphold decisions of the lower court
District courts
Each state has at least 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 DC
1,000s of cases are submitted but only 100 can be tried
If the court declines to hear a case the court appeals decision 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