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Judicial Branch (Supreme court) - Coggle Diagram
Judicial Branch (Supreme court)
Supreme court
9 Justices
Chief Justice
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 in San Francisco, CA
Each has a panel of judges to decide if cases were tried appropriately
District courts
Each state has 1 of the 94 district courts.
Supreme court
Washington D.C
1000s of cases but only about 100 can be tried
If the court declines a case, the court of Appeals decision stands
Losing side of appeals court can appeal to this court
Checks on the executive branch
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional;
Checks on the Legislative branch