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Judicial branch is also known as

US Federal Court System

Elections?

There are no elections - the judges are appointed by the president and approved by the state

Qualifications?

No specific qualifications

What president served on the Supreme Court and as US president

William Taft

Term?

Life or until retirement; can be impeached

How many justices are on the Supreme Court (the highest court)

9 justices

What is the leader of the Supreme Court called

Chief Justice

What are the other 8 judges called

Associate judges

Who was the first African American justice

Thurgood Marshall

First female on the supreme court

Sandra Day O Connor

When does the Supreme Court start its session

1st Monday in the moth of October and will end in late June or early July

Brief

A written argument in a court case

Docket

Schedule for a court

Jurisdiction

Type of court cases a specific court is permitted to hear

How are decisions on the Supreme Court concluded

By a vote of court


1) unanimous decision


2) majority decision

Unanimous decision

All 9 justices vote in agreement regarding a court case (rare)

Majority decision

A majority (at least 5) of the 9 justices are in agreement regarding a court case

After a decision is reached there is a written explanation of the justices vote

Majority decision


Dissenting opinion

Majority opinion

A Justice provides a written explanation of why the majority voted the way they did concerning a specific one

Dissenting opinion

A Justice provides written explanation as to why the minoritu disagreed with the majority

What are the three levels of the federal court system

1- us federal district court (12 districts)


2- US appeals court


3- US Supreme Court

What are the three levels of the federal court system

1- us federal district court (12 districts)


2- US appeals court


3- US Supreme Court

How many federal court districts are there

12

Original jurisdiction

When the US district court is the 1st to hear a case, a trial has to start here

Original jurisdiction

When the US district court is the 1st to hear a case, a trial has to start here

Appellate jurisdiction

These courts don't hold trials, instead they review the work of the lower court to determine if a mistake was made in applying the law

Original jurisdiction

When the US district court is the 1st to hear a case, a trial has to start here

Appellate jurisdiction

These courts don't hold trials, instead they review the work of the lower court to determine if a mistake was made in applying the law

If any appellate jurisdiction doesn't work what three things can an appeals court do

Overturn- change decision of lower court


Uphold- go along with lower court


Remand-order a new trial

Original jurisdiction

When the US district court is the 1st to hear a case, a trial has to start here

Appellate jurisdiction

These courts don't hold trials, instead they review the work of the lower court to determine if a mistake was made in applying the law

If any appellate jurisdiction doesn't work what three things can an appeals court do

Overturn- change decision of lower court


Uphold- go along with lower court


Remand-order a new trial

Exclusive jurisdiction

Case only heard by the federal court

Original jurisdiction

When the US district court is the 1st to hear a case, a trial has to start here

Appellate jurisdiction

These courts don't hold trials, instead they review the work of the lower court to determine if a mistake was made in applying the law

If any appellate jurisdiction doesn't work what three things can an appeals court do

Overturn- change decision of lower court


Uphold- go along with lower court


Remand-order a new trial

Exclusive jurisdiction

Case only heard by the federal court

Concurrent jurisdiction

Cases heard by state and federal courts

There are 8 exclusive jurisdictions in the federal court and if you get any of these you go to...

Federal court