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5th Judicial Branch (supreme Court) - Coggle Diagram
5th 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 Francisco, CA
Each has a panel of judges to decide if cases were tried appropriately
District courts
Each state has 1 of 94 district courts
District of Courts of Montana Missoula, Billings, Butte, Helena, And Great Falls.
Supreme Court
Located in Washington DC
1,000's of cases are submitted but only 100 can be tried
If court declines to hear a case the court of appeals decision is final
The losing side of the Appeals court can appeal to this court.
Checks on The executive branch
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional