Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
4th-Judicial Branch(Supreme Court) - Coggle Diagram
4th-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 system
Court of Appeals
9th circuit court in San Francisco, CA
13 court of Appeals
Each has a panel of Judges to decide if cases were tried appropriately
The Judges can uphold the decides of the lower court and the outcome stands or they can be retried
District courts
Each state had 1 of 94 district courts
Montana's district courts are Missoula,billings,Helena,great falls,& Butte
Lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction or authority over
Supreme Court
Located in Washington D.C
1000 of cases are submitted but only about 100 can be tried
If the court declines to hear the case the court of appeals appeals decision is final
The loosing side of the appeals court can appeal to this court
Checks on the Executive Branch
Can declare presidential actions unconditional
Checks on the Legislative Branch
Can declare acts of legislation unconstitutional