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Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) - 7th Period - Coggle Diagram
Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) - 7th Period
Court Systems
Court of Appeals
13 Courts of Appeal
9th Circuit - San Francisco, CA
If someone is convicted of a crime, and they thought it wasn't fair, they can take the case here.
The judges can uphold the decision or the lower court or they can remand for a new trial.
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 case are submitted but only about 100 can be tried.
If the court declines 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.
Check on Executive Branch
May declare executive actions unconstitutional.
Check 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