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Judicial Branch (supreme court) - Coggle Diagram
Judicial Branch (supreme court)
Supreme Court
9 justices
Chief Justice
John Roberts (2005-present)
8 associate justices
no requirements specifically in the constitution (president chooses them)
The serve for life to avoid political ties
Court System
Court of Appeals
9th Circuit Court in San Francisco, CA
There a 13 Courts of Appeals
Each has a panel of judges to decide if cases were tried appropriately
The judges can uphold the decisions of the lower court and the outcome stands or they can be retried
District Court
Each state has 1 of the 94 district courts
Montana's District Courts are in Missoula, Billings, Butte, Helena, & Great Falls
lower federal courts are divided on case over which they have jurisdiction or authority over
Supreme Court
Located in Washington DC
Thousands of cases are submitted by 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 the court
Checks on the Executive Branch
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional
Checks on the Legislative Branch
can declare acts of legislation unconstitutional