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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)
8 associate justices
There are no specific constitutional requirements to become a justice
Serve for life to avoid political ties
Court System
Supreme Court
Located in Washington D.C.
1,000s of cases are submitted but only 100 can be tried
If the court declines to hear a case the court appeals decisions is final
The losing side of the Court of Appeals can appeal to this court
Court of Appeals
13 Courts
9th Circuit court in San Francisco, CA
Each has a panel of judges 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
District Courts
Each state has 1 of 34 district courts
District Courts in Montana Helena, Great Falls, Missoula, Butte, Billings
Lower federal courts are divided over cases of which they have authority over.
Checks and Legislative Branch
Can declare acts of legislative
Chrcks on the Executive Branch