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Page 1: Judicial Branch Facts. Main Courts 1. Supreme Court 2. Courts of Appeal 3. District Courts

Judicial Branch FactsJudicial Branch Facts

Page 2: Judicial Branch Facts. Main Courts 1. Supreme Court 2. Courts of Appeal 3. District Courts

Main CourtsMain Courts

1. Supreme Court1. Supreme Court

2. Courts of Appeal2. Courts of Appeal

3. District Courts3. District Courts

Page 3: Judicial Branch Facts. Main Courts 1. Supreme Court 2. Courts of Appeal 3. District Courts

QualificationsQualifications

None listed in the None listed in the ConstitutionConstitution

Most Judges are also lawyersMost Judges are also lawyers Some are elected; some are Some are elected; some are

appointedappointed

Page 4: Judicial Branch Facts. Main Courts 1. Supreme Court 2. Courts of Appeal 3. District Courts

DutiesDuties

1. Supreme Court: decide if 1. Supreme Court: decide if laws laws are constitutional are constitutional

2. Court of Appeals: hear 2. Court of Appeals: hear appeals appeals from lower courtsfrom lower courts

3. District Courts: ordinary 3. District Courts: ordinary trial trial courtscourts

Page 5: Judicial Branch Facts. Main Courts 1. Supreme Court 2. Courts of Appeal 3. District Courts

Number of JudgesNumber of Judges

1. Supreme Court: 91. Supreme Court: 9

2. Courts of Appeals: 3 to 92. Courts of Appeals: 3 to 9

3. District Courts: 1 to 243. District Courts: 1 to 24

Page 6: Judicial Branch Facts. Main Courts 1. Supreme Court 2. Courts of Appeal 3. District Courts

Number of CourtsNumber of Courts

1. Supreme Court: 11. Supreme Court: 1

2. Courts of Appeals: 112. Courts of Appeals: 11

3. District Courts: 943. District Courts: 94

Page 7: Judicial Branch Facts. Main Courts 1. Supreme Court 2. Courts of Appeal 3. District Courts

TermsTerms

Supreme Court: For life, may Supreme Court: For life, may be removed only by be removed only by impeachment.impeachment.

Page 8: Judicial Branch Facts. Main Courts 1. Supreme Court 2. Courts of Appeal 3. District Courts

Meeting PlaceMeeting Place

1. Supreme Court: 1. Supreme Court: Washington, Washington, DCDC

2. Courts of Appeals: the 2. Courts of Appeals: the various various districtsdistricts

3. District Courts: the various 3. District Courts: the various districts districts

Page 9: Judicial Branch Facts. Main Courts 1. Supreme Court 2. Courts of Appeal 3. District Courts

Basic Rights to a Fair TrialBasic Rights to a Fair Trial

1. right to have a lawyer1. right to have a lawyer

2. right to be released on bail2. right to be released on bail

3. indictment by a grand jury3. indictment by a grand jury

4. right to a jury trial4. right to a jury trial

5. innocent until proven guilty5. innocent until proven guilty

6. right of appeal6. right of appeal

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