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judicial branch (supreme court) - Coggle Diagram
judicial branch (supreme court)
court systems
court of appeals
9th circuit- San Francisco, CA
the judges can uphold the decision of the lower court or they can remand for a new trial
13 courts of appeal
if someone is convicted of a crime, and they thought it wasn't fair they can take the case to the court of appeals
each has a panel of judges to decide if cases were tried appropriately
district courts
federal court judges are appointed by the president
5 district courts in Montana- billings, Helena,great falls, Missoula, butte
each state has at least one of the 94 district courts
3 federal court judges
supreme court
1,000s of cases are submitted but only about 100 can be tried
if the court decline to review a case, the court of appeals decision is final
the losing side of the appeals court can appeal to this court.
Washington D.C.
checks on executive branch
may declare executive action 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