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Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) - Coggle Diagram
Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
Checks on legislative Branch.
Can declare acts of legislation unconstitutional
Supreme Court Justices
9 Justices
Chief Justice
John Roberts (2005-present)
8 Associate justices
There are no specific constitutional requirements to become a justice.
Serve for life to avoid political ties
Court System
Court of appeals
9th Circuit Court San Francisco, CA
13 Courts 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
District Courts
Each State has 1 of the 94 district courts
Montana's district courts are in Missoula, Billings, Helena, & Great Falls
Lower federal Courts are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction or authority over
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 of Appeals decision is final.
The losing side of the Appeals court can appeal to this court
Checks on Executive Branch
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional