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Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) - Coggle Diagram
Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
Court Systems
Court of Appeals
13 Courts of Appeal in the U.S
9th Circuit- San Francisco, CA
If Someone is convicted of a crime, and they thought it wasn't fair, they can take the case her.
Each has a panel of judges to decide if cases are tried appropriately.
Judges can uphold the decision of the lower court or they can remand for a new trial
District Courts
5 District Courts in Montana; Billings, Helena, Great Falls, Missoula, Butte.
3 Federal Court Judges.
Federal court judges are appointed by the President
Each State has at least one of the 94 District Courts
Supreme Court
The losing Side of the appeals court can appeal to this court
1,000s of cases are submitted but only about 100 can be tried.
Washington D.C
If the court declines to review a case, the court of appeals decision is final.
Checks 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