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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 live to avoid political ties
Court System
Court of Appeals
9th circuit court in 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 decisions of the lower court and outcome stands or hey can be retired
District Courts
each state has 1 of the 94 district courts
Montana's District Courts are in Billings, Butte, Missoula, Helena, and Great Falls
lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction or authority over
Supreme Court
located in Washington DC
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 if final
losing side of the appeals court can appeal to this court
Checks on the Executive Branch
can declare presidential actions unconstitutional
Checks on the Legislative Branch
can declare acts of legislation unconstitutional