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2nd- judicial branch (supreme court)
supreme court justices
9 justaces
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 appeal
Each has a panel of judges
13 courts of appeal
The judges can uphold the decision of the lower court and the outcome stands of they can be retired.
supreme court
located in Washington D.C
1,000s of cases are submitted but only about 100 can be tried.
if the court declines to hear a case it is the final one.
The losing side of the Appeals court can appeal to this court.
Each state has 1 of the 94 district courts.
district courts.
District courts in Montana: Missoula, billings, great falls and 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
legislative branch
can declare presidential actions unconstitutional.