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Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) - Coggle Diagram
Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
Supreme Court Justices
Serve for life to avoid political ties
There are no specific constitutional requirements to become a justice
9 justices
The chief justice
John Roberts (2005-present)
8 associate justices
court system
supreme court
If the court declines to hear a case the court appeals decision is final
The losing side of the Appeals court can appeal to the court
1,000s of cases are submitted by only about 100 can be tried
Located in Washington DC
Court of Appeals
Each has a panel of judges to decide if cases were tried approprately
13 courts of appeal
9th Circuit Court in San Francisco, CA
The judges can uphold the decision of the lower court and the outcome stands or they can be retried
District Court
District Courts in Montana, Missoula, billing, butte, Helena, Great, falls
Lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction, or authority
Each state has 1 of the 94 district courts
Checks on the Executive Branch
Can declare presidential action unconstitutional
Checks on legislative Branch
Can declare acts of legislature unconstitutional