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judicial branch ( supreme court ) - Coggle Diagram
judicial branch ( supreme court )
court system
district courts
5- Missoula, billings, butte, Helena, great falls - 9 judges
each state has 1 of 94 district courts
lower federal court are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction or authority
courts of appeal
13 courts of appeals
9th circuit -San Francisco, 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 the decisions of the lower court and the outcome stays the same or they can decide to do a retrial.
supreme court
Washington D.C
1,000 cases are submitted but only about 100 can be tried
if the court declines to hear a case the court of appeals decisions in final
the losing side of the court of appeals can appeal to this court
supreme court judcices
9 of them
there are no specific constitutional requirements to become a justice
serve for life to avoid political ties.
checks on executive branch
may declare executive actions unconstitutional
may declare laws unconstututional