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4th- Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) - Coggle Diagram
4th- Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
Supreme court justices
9 justices
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 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 decision of the lower court and the outcome stands or they can be retried
District courts
Each state has 1 of the 94 district courts
Montanas district are in Missoula, Billings, Butte, 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 by only about 100 can only be tried
The losing side of the appeals court can appeal to this court
If the court declines to hear a case of the Court of Appeals decision is final
Checks on the Executive Branch
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional
Checks on the Legislative Branch