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Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) - Coggle Diagram
Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
Supreme Court Justices
9 Justices
Chief Justice
John Robert (2005-present)
8 associate justices
There are no specific constitutional requirements to become a justice
They serve for life to avoid political ties
Court System
Court of Appeals
9th Circuit Court in San Francisco, CA
13 Courts of Appeal
Each has a panel of judges to decide if cases were tried appropriately
The judges can up hold the decisions of the lower court and the out come stands or they can be retried
District Courts
Each state has 1 of 94 district courts in their state
Montana's District Courts are located in Great Falls, Helena, Butte, Billings, and Missoula
Lower Federal Courts are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction or authority over
Supreme Court
Located in Washington D.C
Thousands of cases are submitted but only about a hundred 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 the Executive Branch
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional
Check on the Legislative Branch
Can declare actions of Legislation unconstitutional