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Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
Supreme Court Justices
9 Justices
Chief Justice
John Roberts (2005-Present Day)
8 Associate Justices
There are no Special Constitutional Requirements to Become a Justice
Serve for Life to Avoid Political Ties
Court System
Court of Appeals
9th Circuit Court in San Francisco, CA
13 Courts of Appeals
Each has a Panel to Decide if Cases Were Tried Appropriately
Judges can Uphold the Decisions of the Lower Court and the Outcome Stands or They can be Retried
Supreme Court
Located in Washington D.C.
1,000s of Cases are Submitted, but only 100 are Tried.
if a Court Declines to See a Case, The Court of Appeals Decision is Final
The Losing Side of the Appeal's Court can Appeal to this Court.
District Courts
Each State has 1 of the 94 District Courts
Montana's District Courts are in Missoula, Great Falls, Billings, Butte, and Helena
Lower Federal Courts are Divided on Cases over which they have Jurisdiction or Authority over
Checks on Executive Branch
Can Declare Presidential Actions Unconstitutional
Checks on Legislative
Can Declare Acts of Legislation Unconstitutional