Judicial Branch

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JUDICIAL BRANCH​

The Judicial Branch is created by Article I and Article III of the U.S. Constitution. It consists of the Federal Judiciary, which is made up of the Supreme Court - the highest court of appeal - and numerous inferior courts including: U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. Court of Appeals, and Specialized Courts (such as the U.S. Court of International Trade). Federal tribunals do not include any state, county, or municipal courts which have their own jurisdictions and are under different levels of government. Supreme Court justices and federal judges are nominated by the President, confirmed by the Senate, and serve until they resign, are impeached and convicted, or die. The Constitution grants the Congress the ability to create inferior federal courts. This was done originally during the First Congress through the Judiciary Act of 1789, which has seen little change or reform since its inception. The federal Judicial Branch has few hard powers that it can execute through the U.S. Marshals Service, while its soft powers to correct the Executive and Legislative branches are considered sacrosanct to the function of American government.

"The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish..."
-Article 3, Section 1, United States Constitution​

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