POLS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: William Marbury, Judicial Restraint, Superior Court
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District court has 1 judge and a jury. 9th circuit appellate court is the one that denied the travel ban. Supreme court has 9 justices and no jury. Civil litigation goes to superior court with one judge and a jury. Established the organization and jurisdiction of the federal court system. How many judges, how large how small, etc. According to article three of the us constitution, to be a judge you must exhibit good behavior . Want judges to have gone to law school. Federal court system judge term is forever, you decide when you want to retire or just die. Federal court system judges nominated by president and confirmed by senate. California supreme court is a 12 year term, and then you can try again. Lower ca courts is a 6 year term. Day o"connor - first woman to ever sit on supreme court, when she announced her retirement, rehnquist recommended his intern john.
