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Judical branch (supreme court) - Coggle Diagram
Judical 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 the avoid political ties
court system
court of appeals
13 courts
9th circuit court in san francisco
each has a panel of judges to decide if the cases were tried apporpriately
supreme court
located on Washington DC
1,000s of cases are submitted but only 100 can be tried
if the court decline to hear a case the court appeals decisions is final
the losing side of the appeals court can appeal the court
district courts
each state has 1 of the 94 district courts
district courts of montana missoula,billings,butte,heleana and great falls