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judicial branch (supreme court) - Coggle Diagram
judicial branch (supreme court)
court system
district courts (trial courts)
5 - missoula, billings, butte, helena, and great falls - 9 judges
each state has 1 of 94 district courts
lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction or authority over.
courts of appeals
13 courts of appeal
9th circut-san fransisco, ca
if someone is convicted of a crime and they thought it wasn't fair, they can take the case here.
each court has a panel of judges
the judges can uphold decisions of the lower court and the stands or they can be retried.
supreme court
washington d.c.
thousands of cases are submitted, but about only 100 can be tried
if the court declines to hear a case the courts of appeals decision is final
the losing side of the courts of appeals can appeal to this court
supreme court justices
9 judges
no specific constitutional requirements to become a justice
serve for life to avoid political ties
checks on the executive branch
may declare executive actions unconstitutional
checks on legislative branch
may declare laws unconstitutional