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Judicial Branch (Judicial Branch) - Coggle Diagram
Judicial Branch (Judicial Branch)
Supreme Court Justices
9 justices
8 associate judges
Chief Justice
John Roberts (2005-present)
There are no specific constitutional requirements to become a judge
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 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 of the 94 district courts
Montana's district courts are in Missoula, Billings, Helena, & Great Falls
Lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction over
Supreme Court
Located in Washington DC
1,000s of cases are submitted but only about 100 can be tried
Checks on executive branch
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional
Checks on Legislative branch
Can declare acts of legislation unconstitutional