Warm Up 414 w How does one become

Warm Up 4/14 w How does one become a federal court judge?

Answer w Federal court judges are nominated by the president with senate approval. n. Once approved has job for life l. Only ways to leave the job is by resigning, retiring, dying or being impeached

Announcements �Friday: 3 Branches Test ◦ Study your Judicial, Executive, and Legislative materials! ◦ We will review Thursday in class

Objectives: SWBAT �Identify the basic levels and functions of the judicial branch �Compare three levels of the court system. �Demonstrate the progress of a case as it moves through the judicial system

What are the 3 types of federal courts? Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeals District Courts

Federal Courts United States District Court ◦ Judge with jury ◦ Original jurisdiction ◦ Hear civil & criminal cases ◦ 94 (at least 1 per state) ◦ Over 550 judges

Federal Courts United States Circuit Court of Appeals ◦ Judges-no jury ◦ Appellate jurisdiction ◦ 13 (12 Circuits and 1 U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the 13 th Court)) ◦ 6 -27 judges at each court

Federal Courts United States Supreme Court ◦ Justices-no jury ◦ Appellate and limited original jurisdiction ◦ 1 court with 9 Justices

What kinds of cases go through our court system? w Criminal cases – when a law has been broken, determines guilt or innocence of the accused w. Felony: major crime w. Misdemeanor: minor crime w. Petty: very minor crime w Civil cases – when a person has been hurt or wronged in some way n. Broken contracts, damage to property, divorce, etc.

In what article of the Constitution do you find the Judicial Branch?

Judicial Reading �Use the reading to complete the worksheet.

Appellate Courts Let’s take this baby UP!

Safford Unified School District v. Redding � This was a real case. � In your groups you will Popcorn read the court case information. � Together you will fill in the steps the case took through the appeals process. Savana now 19, outside the Supreme Court

Stafford v. Redding Level of Court Who Won? Court Decision

Discussion �What made Savana’s case important enough to be heard by the Supreme Court?

The court that gets to decide what is and what isn’t constitutional is Supreme Court Or Court of Appeals

If the appellate court thinks the decision is wrong, it will Affirm the decision Or Reverse the decision

The Supreme Court has Three justices Or Nine justices

If the Supreme Court strikes down a law, that law was unconstitutional Or constitutional

The decision in a case is called the evidence Or verdict

If you break a law of the United States, your case will probably in a Federal court Or State court

At trial, lawyers try to prove their case using An appeal Or evidence

If the Court of Appeals reverses a decision, then The case is all over Or There is still the Supreme Court

State courts were created by The US Constitution Or State constitutions