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judicial branch (supreme court)
supreme court justice
1 chief justice 8 associate justices 9 total
john roberts 2005-present cheif justice
they serve until they die to avoid political ties
there are no specific constitutional requirement to become a supreme court justice
court system
court of appeals
9th circuit court
each has a panel of judged to decide if the cases where tried appropriately
the judges can uphold the lowcourt
district court
each state has at least 1 of the 94
in montana:missula helina butte billings
lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction or authority over
supreme court is in d.c.thousands of cases are submitted every year but only 100 are tried if the supreme court declines ot hear a case then its the final one
checks on the legislative branch
can declare acts of legislature unconstitutional
checks on executive branch
can declare presidential acts unconstitutional