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judicial branch (supreme court) - Coggle Diagram
judicial branch (supreme court)
checks on the executive branch
can declare presidential actions unconstitutional
checks on the 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
supreme court
1,000s of cases are submited 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 to the court
court of appeals
13 courts of appeals
each has a panel of judges
9th circuit court in San Francisco, CA
the judges can uphold the decision of the lower court and the outcome stands, OR they can retry
district courts
district courts in montana:Helena, billings, great falls, Missoula, and butte
lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they jurisdiction (or authority over)
each state has 1 of the 94 district courts