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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)
6 associate justices
Serve for life to avoid political ties
There are no specific constitutional requirements to become a justice
Court System
Court of Appeals
13 courts
9th Circuit court - San Francisco, CA
Each has a panel judge to decide if cases were tried appropriately
The judges can uphold the decision of the lower court and the outcome stands or they can be retried
Supreme Court
Located in Washington D.C.
1,000's of cases are submitted but only about 100 can be tried
If the court declines to hear a case the court of appeals decisions is final
The losing side of the Appeal Court can appeal to this court
District court
Each state had 1 of the 94 district court
District Courts in Montana: Great Falls, Helena, Billings, Missoula, Butte
lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they had jurisdiction, or authority over
Checks on the Legislative Branch
Can declare acts of legislature unconstitutional
Checks on Executive Branch
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional