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Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) - Coggle Diagram
Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
Supreme Court Justices
9 Justices
The chief justice (John Roberts 2005-present)
8 associate justices
Serve for life to avoid political ties
There are no specific constitutional requirements to become a justice
Court System
Court of Appeals
9th Circuit Court
Each has a panel of judges to decide if the cases were tried appropriately.
The judges can uphold the decisions of the lower court and the outcome stands or they can be retried
District Court
Each State has 1 of the 94 district court
District Courts: Missoula, Billings, Butte, Helena, and Great Falls
Supreme Court
1000's of cases are submitted by only about 100 can be tried
Located in Washington DC
If court declines to hear a case the lower courts appeals decision is final
Checks on Legislative Branch
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional