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Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) - Coggle Diagram
Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
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 S
Court of Appeals
9th Circuit Court in San Francisco, CA
13 Courts of Appeals
Each has a panel of judges that decide if cases were tried appropriately
The judge can uphold the decision of the lower court and the outcome stands or they can be retried
District Courts
Each state has 1 of 94 district courts
Montana's District Courts are in Missoula, Billings, butte, Helena, and Great Falls
Lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction or authority
Supreme court
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 to the decision is final
Located in Washington DC
The losing side of the Court can appeal to the Court
Checks on Executive Branch
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional
Check on the Legislative Branch