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judicial branch (supreme court) - Coggle Diagram
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
13 courts
9th circuit court in San Fransico, CA
has a panel of judges to decide if cases were tried appropriately
district courts
each state has 1 of the 94 district courts
district of courts in MT: Billings, Missoula, Butte, Helena, & Great Falls
lower federal courts are divided on cases which they have jurisdiction, or authority over
supreme court
located in washington d.c.
1,000 cases are submitted, only 100 can be tried
if the court declines to hear a case, the court of appeals decision is final
losing side of appeals court can appeal to this court
checks on executive branch
can declare presidential actions unconstitutional
checks on legislative branch
can declare acts of legislation unconstitutional