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judicialbranch
sepreme court
serve for life to avoid political ties
they were no specific constitution rquirements
9 justices
thecheif of justice
john roberts(2005- present)
8 associats justices
court system
court of appeals
each has a panel of judes to decide if cases were tried approximetly
court of appeals
13 appeals court
the judeges can uphld a decision of the lower court and the outcome stands or they can be retried
9th circuit court in sanfran
district courts
district courts in montana, misoula, billings,butte, helena, greatfalls
each state has 1 of the 94 district courts
lower federal courts are divided on cases which they have jurisdiction or authority over
supreme court
located in washington dc
if the court declines to hear a bigger case the court appeals to this court
10000 of cases are submitted but only about 100 can be tried
the losing side of the appeals court can appeal to this court
checks on judicial branch
can declare acts of legislation unconstitutional
checks on executive branch
can declare presidential actions unconstituitional