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Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) - Coggle Diagram
Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
Court System
Court of Appeals
13 Courts of Appeals
The judges can uphold the lower court and outcome stands, or they can be retried.
If someone is convicted of a crime and thought it wasn't fair, they can take the case here.
Each has a panel of judges to decide if cases were tried appropriately
9th circuit- San Francisco, CA
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.
Each state has at least one district court.
5 Federal court houses in Montana, Great Falls, Butte, Billings, Missoula; 3 District Judges
Supreme Court (Washington DC)
Cases that are heard, lost the appeal at the Court of Appeals
1,000's are submitted, but only about 100 can be heard.
IF the court decides to hear a case, the courts decision is final.
Checks on Executive Branch
May declare executive actions unconstitutional
Checks on legislative Branch
May declare laws unconstitutional
Supreme Court Justices
There are no specific constitutional requirements to become a justice.
Serve for life to avoid political ties
9 Justices- no limits on how many Judges