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5th - Judicial Branch (supreme Court) - Coggle Diagram
5th - Judicial Branch (supreme Court)
supreme court justices
9 justices
Chief justice
John Roerts (2005-present)
8 associate justice
there are no specific constitutional to become a justice
serve for life to avoid political ties
court system
court of appeals
13 courts
9th circuit court in San Fracisco ,CA
each has a panel of judges to decide if case were tried correctly
district courts
each state has 1 out the 94 district courts
district court of montana Butte,Billings,MIssoula,Helena,and Great Falls
lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction or authority over
supreme court
located in washington DC
if te court declines to hear a case the court appeales decision is final
the loosing side of the apeales court can appeal to this court
Checks on the executive branch
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional
checks on legislative branch
can declare acts of legislation unconstitutional