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Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) - Coggle Diagram
Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
Supreme Court Justices
Serve 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 he outcome stands OR they can be retried
District Courts
District Courts in Montana: Helena, Billings, Great Falls, Missoula, Butte
Lower federal courts are divided on cases over 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 each year
If the court declines to hear a case the Court of Appeals decision is final
Located in Washington, DC
The losing side of the Court of Appeal to this court
Checks on the Executive Branch
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional
Checks on the Legislative Branch
Can declare acts legislation unconstitutional