Judaical branch ( supreme Court)
Supreme court Justices
9 justices
The chief justice
8 associate justices
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John Roberts (2005-present)
There are no specif constitutional requirements to become a justice
serve for life to avoid political ties
court system
court system
court of appeals
district court
supreme court
located in Washington D.C
1,000s of cases are submitted but only 100 can be tried
if the court declines to hear a case its the final decsion
the losing side of the Appeals Court can appeal to this court
9th circuit court in San Francisco, CA
each has a panel of judges to decide if cases were tried appropriately
13 courts appeal
the judges can uphold the decision of the lower court and the outcome stands or they can be retired.
Each state has 1 of the 94 district courts
District courts in Montana: Missoula,Great Falls,Butte,Billings,Helena
Lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction, or authority over
checks on the legislative branch
can declare acts of legislature unconstitutional
checks on the executive branch
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