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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
The losing side of the Appeals Court can appeal to this court
Court of appeals
San Francisco, CA
13 courts of Appeals in USA
IF someone is convicted of a crime and they thought it wasn't fair they can take the case here
each has a panel of judges to decide if cases were tried appropriately
Judges can uphold the decisions of the lower court and the outcome stand or they can be retried
9th circuit- San Francisco, CA
District courts
Missoula, Billings, Butte, Helena, and Great Falls- 9 judges total
Each state has at least one of the 94 district courts
lower federal courts are divided on cases which they have jurisdiction
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 the legislastive branch
May declare laws unconstitutional