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Judaical Branch (Supreme Court) - Coggle Diagram
Judaical Branch (Supreme Court)
Court Systems
Court of Appeals
13 Federal Courts of Appeal in the United States
9th District-San Francisco
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 of the lower court (lower court was correct) 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
Five District Courts in Montana-Billings, Helena, Great Falls, Missoula, and Butte
Each state has at least one of the 94 district courts
Three Federal Court Judges in Montana
Supreme Court
1,000 of cases 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.
Checks on Executive
May declare executive acts unconstitutional
Checks on Legislative
May declare Laws unconstitutional
Supreme Court Justices
There are no specific constitutional requirements to become a justice
9 Justices-Can be an unlimited amount of justices