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Judicial Branch (supreme court) - Coggle Diagram
Judicial Branch (supreme court)
Supreme Court Justices
9 Justices
8 assosiate justices
The Chief Justice
John Roberts (2005-present)
Serve for life, to avoid political ties
There are no specific constitutional requirements to become a justice
Court System
Court of Appeals
Each has a panel of judges to decide if cases were tried appropriately
The judges can uphold the decision of the lower court and the outcome stands, or they can be retried
9th circuit court in San Francisco, CA
District Court
District courts in Montana: Missoula, Billings, Butte, Helena, and Great falls
Lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction, or authority over
Each state has at least 1 of the 94 district courts
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, the court appealed decision is final
The losing side of the Appeals Court can appeal to this court
Checks on Legislative Branch
Can declare acts of legislature unconstitutional
Checks on Executive Branch
Can declare presidential acts unconstitutional