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