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Judicial branch (supreme court) - Coggle Diagram
Judicial branch (supreme court)
Court System
Court of appeals
13 courts of appeal
Montana is the 9th circut, San Fran
Each court has a panel of judges that decide if cases were tried appropriately
If someone is convicted of a crime and thought it wasn't fair they can take the case here
The judges can uphold decisions of the lower court of the lower court and the lower court and the outcome stands or
District court
Federal court judges are appointed by the president for life
The lower federal court are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction
Each state has at least 1 of the district courts
Montana has 5 Federal Courthouses:Helena, Billings, Great falls, Missoula, Butte- 3 judges
Supreme court
Supreme court
If the court declines to hear a case the court of appeals decision is final
Thousands of cases are submitted but only 100 are tried
The losing side appeals court decisions can appeal to this court.
Washington D.C
Check on Executive Branch
May declare executive orders unconstitutional
Checks on Legislative Branch
Supreme court justices
serve for life to avoid political influces.
there are no specific constitutional requirement to become a justice
9 judges