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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 the outcome stands OR they can be retried
District Courts
District Courts in Montana in Great falls, Helena, Billings, Missoula, and Butte
Lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have justification (authority over)
Each state has at least 1 of the 94 district courts.
Supreme Court
1000s of cases are submitted each year but only about a 100 are 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 this court
Checks on the Executive Branch
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional
Checks on Legislative Branch
Can declare acts of Legislation unconstitutional