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The Federal Judiciary - Coggle Diagram
The Federal Judiciary
Judges are nominate by the president confirmed by senate.
Senatorial courtesy
Prestigious Schooling
Distinguished career in public service
Confirmation process
a lot of political game playing
U.S. Supreme Court (9 Justices)
District Courts (1 Justice/room, nearly 700 judges in 94 courts)
Trial courts of Original jurisdiction.
Hears 90% of federal cases
Every state has at least DC.
Number of Judges in a district is determined by caseload
Courts of Appeals (200 judges in 13 circuits)
Appellate jurisdiction
Hears 90% of the 10% of cases appealed from the DC.
Arranged regionally grouping 3 or more states in a circuit
Collegial (no jury)
Judicial Power
Authority to interpret/apply the law
Jurisdiction
Article III of the Constitution
U.S. Supreme Court has original jurisdiction & appellate.
Judicial Review of other courts.