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Judicial Branch - Coggle Diagram

- - - - The Chief Justice
        
        John Roberts )2005- president)
        
        8 accociate justices
- - - - Lower federal courts are divided on cases which they have jurisdiction or authority over.
      - Each state has 1 of the 94 district courts
      - District Courts in Montana Missoula, Billings, Butte, Helena, Great Falls
    - - Court of appeals
        
        13 Court appeals
        
        The judges can uphold the decisions of the lower court and the outcome stands or they can be retired
      - Each has a panel of judges to decide if cases were tired appropriately
      - 9th circuit Court in San Francisco, CA
    - - 1000s of cases are submitted but only about 100 can be tried
      - If the court declines to hear a case the court appeals to this court
      - The losing side of the appeals court can appeal to this court
      - Located in Washington D.C