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judicial branch (surpreme court) - Coggle Diagram
judicial branch (surpreme court)
surpreme court justices
sereve for life to avoid political ties
there are no specific constitutional requirements to become a justice
9 justices
chief justice
john Roberts(2005 present )
8 associate justices
court system
court of appeals
9th circuit court in San Francisco ,CA
each has a panel of judges
13 courts of appeals
the judges can uphold the decision of the lower court and the outcome stands OR they can retired
district courts
district court in Montana Helena bilings great falls Missoula Butte
lower federal courts divided on cases which they have jurisdiction (authority over)
Each state has 1 of the 94 district courts
supreme court
1000s of cases are submitted but only about 100 can be tried
the losing side of court of appeal to this court
located in Washington, DC
if the court decline to hear a case the court of appeals decision is final
checks on the executive branch
can declare presidential actions unconstitutional
checks on legislative branch
can declare acts of legiskation unconstitutional