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Judicial branch (supreme court)-4th - Coggle Diagram
Judicial branch (supreme court)-4th
Supreme court justices
9 justices
Chief justice
John Roberts (2005-president)
8 associate justices
Serve for life to avoid political ties
There are no specific constitutional requirements to become a justice
Court system
District courts
Lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction (authority over)
Each state has one of the 94 district courts
District courts in montana: Helena, Billings, great falls, Missoula, Butte.
Court of appeals
13 court of appeals
9th circuit Court in San Francisco, CA
Each has a panel of judges
The judges can uphold the decision of the lower court and the outcome stands OR they can be retried
Supreme court
Located in Washington DC
1000s of cases are submitted but only about 100 can be tried each year
If the court declines to heat a case the Court of Appeals decision is final
the losing side of the Court of Appeals can appeal to this court.
Check in the executive branch
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional
Checks on the legislative Branch
Can declare acts legislation unconstitutional