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Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) - Coggle Diagram
Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
Supreme Court Justices
9 justices
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 Legislative Branch
May declare laws unconstitutional
Court System
Supreme Court
Washington D.C.
Thousands of court cases are submitted, but only about 100 can be tried
If the court decline to hear a case the Court of Appeal's decision is final
The losing side of the Appeals Court can appeal to this court
Court of Appeals
9th Circuit Court - San Francisco, CA
13 Courts of Appeals in the USA
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 correctly or not
The judges can uphold the decision of the lower courts 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