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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 Systems
Supreme Court
Located in Washington DC
1000's of cases are submitted but only 100 can be tried
If the court declines to hear a case it is the final one
Court of appeals
9th circuit Court in San Francisco, CA
Each has a panel of judges to decide if cases were tried appropriately
13 courts of appeals
The judges can uphold the decision of the lower court and the outcome stands or they can be retried
District Courts
Each state has 1 of the 94 district courts
District Courts in Montana: Missoula, Billings, Butte, Helena, Great Falls
Lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction, or authority over
Checks on Legislative Branch
Can declare acts of legislature unconstitutional
Checks on Executive Branch
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional