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Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) - Coggle Diagram
Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
Court System
Supreme Court
Washington D.C
1,000's are submitted but only about 100 can be tried
If the court declines to hear a case, the Court of Appeals decision is final
Losing side of the Court of Appeals, can appeal to this court
Court of Appeals
9th Circuit- San Francisco, CA
13 Courts of Appeals in the United States
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 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
Missoula, Billings, Butte, Helena, and Great Falls - 9 judges
Each state has at least one of the 94 district courts
Lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction or authority over
Supreme Court Justices
9 judges
There are no specific requirements to become a justice
Serve for life to avoid political ties
Checks on the Executive Branch
May declare executive actions unconstitutional
Checks on the Legislative Branch
May declare laws unconstitutional