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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 supreme court justice
Court System
court of appeals
9th circuit court San Francisco, CALIFORNIA
Each had a panel of judges that decide if cases were tried appropriately
Supreme Court
Located in Washington DC
1,000s of cases are submitted but only about 100 can be tried.
if the court declines to hear a case the court appeals decison is final
The losing side of the Appeals Court can appeal to this court
13 courts of appeal
The judges can uphold the decision of the lower court and the outcome stands or they can be retried
District court
Each state is at least going to have one of the 94 district courts
district courts in Montana: Missoula, Butte, Billings, 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
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional