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judicial
Supreme justices
9 justices
8 assciates
chief justice
John Roberts (2005-present
There are no specific constitutional requirements to become a justice.
Serve for life to avoid political ties
District courts
District courts in Montana: great falls Helena billings Missoula butte
Lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have juridiction or authortiy over
each state has 1 of 94 district courts
checks on the legislative branch
can declare legislative constitutional
checks on the executive branch
can declare presidential actions unconstitutional
the losing side of the court of appeals can appeal to this court
located in washigton dc
1000s of cases are submitted but only about 100 can be tried
13 courts of appeal
9th circuit court in San Francisco, CA
if the court declines a case the court of appeals decision is final
supreme case
each has a panel of judges to decide if cases were tried appropriately
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the judges can uphold the decision of the lower court and the outcome stands or they can be retried.