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Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) - Per 2 - Coggle Diagram
Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) - Per 2
Checks on the Executive Branch
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional
Check on Legislative Branch
Can declare acts of legislation unconstitutional
Supreme Court Justices
Serve for life to avoid political ties
There are no specific constitutional requirements to become a judge
9 Justices
The Chief Justice
John Roberts (2005 - present)
8 Associate Justices
Court System
Court of Appeals
The judges can uphold the decision of the lower court and the outcome stands, OR they can retry
9th Circuit Court in San Francisco, CA
13 Courts of Appeals
Each has a panel of judges
Supreme Court
1,000s of cases are submitted but only about 100 can be tried
If the court declines to hear a case, the Court of Appeals decision is final.
Located in Washington D.C.
The losing side of the Court of Appeals can appeal to the court
District Courts
District Courts in Montana: Helena, Billings, Great Falls, Missoula, Butte
Lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction (or authority over)
Each state has 1 of the 94 district courts