POLS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Justiciability
21 Sep 2016
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Federal courts have the authority to hear cases or controversies . Us supreme court is only court created by constitution. Up to congress to create new courts/court positions. Despite only creating sc, outlined the selection process of justices and federal judges even though a federal judiciary did not yet exist. Today there are 94 district courts, 13 circuit courts and 1 supreme court. Good behavior - federal judges and justices have lifetime tenure as long as they have good behavior. Sc justices and federal judges can be impeached (federal judges have been impeached before) Contestations are common, though usually president"s nominee gets through. Current hold up of obama"s nomination of garland is not the norm. States have their own judicial systems, most of which mimic the federal structure. Some states have elected judiciaries instead of appointed. Appeals to the federal courts from states happen when .
