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Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) - Coggle Diagram
Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
Court system
Court of Appeals
Each court of panel of judges to decide if cases were tried appropriately.
if someone is convicted of a crime and they thought it wasn't fair, they can take there case here.
there are 13 courts of appeals
the judges can uphold the decision of the lower court and the custom stands, or they can retire.
9th circuit - San Francisco, California
District Court
Each states has at least 1 district court
Federal court judges are appointed by the President and serve life terms.
lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction
5 federal court houses in Montana - Helena, Great Falls, Billings, Missoula, and Butte; we have 3 district judges
Supreme Court (Washington D.C.)
If the court decides to hear a case, the courts decision is final.
Cases that are heard lost the appeal at the Court of Appeals
1,000s are submitted by only about 100 can be heard.
Checks on Executive Branch
May declare executive action unconstitutional
Checks on Legislative Branch
May declare laws on constitution
Supreme court justices
There are no specific constitutional requirements to become a justice
9 justices
serve for life to avoid political ties