JUDICIAL BRANCH

WHAT IT DOES

• Interprets laws
• When disputes over what laws mean arise
• Judicial branch tells us what the law means

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SUPREME COURT

• Heads judicial branch
• Highest court in US
• Primarily hear appeals

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HOW MEMBERS ARE ELECTED

• Chosen by the President
• Have to be approved by the Senate
• Only branch not chosen by the people
• 9 members

JUDICIAL PROCESS

• Criminal proceedings can be tried under state or federal law
• If someone is indicted, they appear infront of a judge and are charged
• They are given time to see all evidence and prepare a case
• If found guilty, judge decides a sentence

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APPEALS

• After a case is tried it may be appealed
• Must show a legal error was made
• Can not recieve any extra information
• Can not appeal supreme court rulings

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CURRENT MEMBERS

• Antonin Scalia
• Anthony Kennedy
• Clarence Thomas

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• Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Stephen Breyer
• John G. Roberts

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• Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
• Sonia Sotomayor
• Elena Kagan

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