1. US Constitution Article 3 Judicial Branch Rhodes

2. Types of Jurisdiction ORIGINAL A court in which a case is first heard has original jurisdiction over the case. A court in which a case is first heard has original jurisdiction over the case.APPELLATE - A court that hears a case on appeal from a lower court as appellate jurisdiction over the case. - The court that has this jurisdiction may modify the decision made by the lower court.

3. Types of Jurisdiction GENERAL - Means a court can hear cases covering a variety of subjects. LIMITED -They specialize in certain kinds of cases. Traffic courts only deal with traffic violations.

4. Types of Jurisdiction EXCLUSIVE -Federal courts have this in cases that can only be heard in federal courts CONCURRENT - Cases that can be heard in both the federal and state courts allow both the state and the federal government to have concurrent jurisdiction.

7. Special Federal Courts Special courts have special jurisdictions. Special courts have special jurisdictions. -U.S. Court of Appeals -U.S. Court of International Appeals -U.S. Alien Terrorist Removal Court -U.S. Tax Court

8. Special Federal Courts Special courts have special jurisdictions. Special courts have special jurisdictions. -U.S. Court of Appeals -U.S. Court of International Appeals -U.S. Alien Terrorist Removal Court -U.S. Tax Court

9. Supreme Court Top of the Judicial Branch in the Federal Government. Top of the Judicial Branch in the Federal Government. Final say in all matters dealing with the United States Constitution. Final say in all matters dealing with the United States Constitution.

11. Justices Appointed by President Appointed by President Advisors recommend candidates Advisors recommend candidates Professional background Professional background Political/social views Political/social views Collegiate career Collegiate career Confirmed by Senate Confirmed by Senate Advisors recommend candidates Advisors recommend candidates Professional background Professional background Political/social views Political/social views Collegiate career Collegiate career

12. Justices Life Terms Life Terms Death Death Resignation/retirement Resignation/retirement Impeachment Impeachment

13. A day in the life… Calendar Calendar First Monday in October-end of June First Monday in October-end of June Selecting cases Selecting cases Original Jurisdiction-must hear these cases Original Jurisdiction-must hear these cases State govt v. State govt State govt v. State govt Appellate Jurisdiction Appellate Jurisdiction Must deal with federal issue Must deal with federal issue Must impact majority of citizens Must impact majority of citizens

14. A day in the life… Decide a case should be heard Decide a case should be heard Briefs are submitted Briefs are submitted Justices study Justices study Oral argument Oral argument Deliberation Deliberation Summarize main points Summarize main points Vote-majority wins Vote-majority wins

15. A day in the life… Opinions issued Opinions issued Majority opinion-winning decision. Sets precedent Majority opinion-winning decision. Sets precedent Concurring opinion-agree with majority opinion but for different reasons Concurring opinion-agree with majority opinion but for different reasons Dissenting opinion-disagree with majority Dissenting opinion-disagree with majority

16. Today’s Court……

17. John Roberts Chief Justice Chief Justice Appointed by George W. Bush. Appointed by George W. Bush. Took his seat on High Court on 9/25/05. Took his seat on High Court on 9/25/05. Graduate of Harvard and Harvard Law Graduate of Harvard and Harvard Law Born 1/27/55 Born 1/27/55 Right leaning…. Right leaning….

18. Antonin Scalia Associate Justice Associate Justice Appointed by Ronald Reagan. Appointed by Ronald Reagan. Took his seat on the High Court on 9/26/86. Took his seat on the High Court on 9/26/86. Graduate of Georgetown and Harvard Law. Graduate of Georgetown and Harvard Law. Born 3/11/36. Born 3/11/36. RIGHT leaning…. RIGHT leaning….

19. Anthony Kennedy Associate Justice Associate Justice Appointed by Ronald Reagan. Appointed by Ronald Reagan. Took his seat on the High Court on 2/18/88. Took his seat on the High Court on 2/18/88. Graduated from Stanford and Harvard Law. Graduated from Stanford and Harvard Law. Born 7/23/36. Born 7/23/36. Moderate…. Moderate….

20. Clarence Thomas Associate Justice Associate Justice Appointed by George HW Bush. Appointed by George HW Bush. Took his seat on the High Court on 10/23/91. Took his seat on the High Court on 10/23/91. Graduate of Holy Cross and Yale Law Graduate of Holy Cross and Yale Law Born 6/23/48. Born 6/23/48. RIGHT leaning…. RIGHT leaning….

21. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Associate Justice Associate Justice Appointed by William Clinton. Appointed by William Clinton. Took her seat on the High Court on 8/10/93. Took her seat on the High Court on 8/10/93. Graduate of Cornell and Columbia Law. Graduate of Cornell and Columbia Law. Born 3/15/33. Born 3/15/33. LEFT leaning…. LEFT leaning….

22. Stephen Breyer Associate Justice. Associate Justice. Appointed by William Clinton. Appointed by William Clinton. Took his seat on the High Court on 8/3/94 Took his seat on the High Court on 8/3/94 Graduate of Stanford and Harvard Law. Graduate of Stanford and Harvard Law. Born 8/15/38. Born 8/15/38. LEFT leaning…. LEFT leaning….

23. Samuel Alito Associate Justice. Associate Justice. Appointed By George W. Bush. Appointed By George W. Bush. Took his seat on the High Court on 1/31/06. Took his seat on the High Court on 1/31/06. Graduate of Princeton and Yale Law. Graduate of Princeton and Yale Law. Born 4/1/50. Born 4/1/50. Right leaning…. Right leaning….

24. Sonia Sotomayor Associate Justice Associate Justice Appointed by Barack Obama Appointed by Barack Obama Took her seat on the High Court on 05/26/09. Took her seat on the High Court on 05/26/09. Graduate of Yale Law Graduate of Yale Law Born 06/25/54. Born 06/25/54. Left leaning…. Left leaning….

25. John Paul Stevens Associate Justice. Associate Justice. Appointed by Barack Obama Appointed by Barack Obama Took his seat on the High Court on 08/07/10. Took his seat on the High Court on 08/07/10. Graduate of Princeton, Oxford, Harvard Law. Graduate of Princeton, Oxford, Harvard Law. Born 4/28/60 Born 4/28/60 Right leaning…. Right leaning….

26. Landmark Supreme Court Cases Marbury v. Madison Marbury v. Madison Supreme court gets judicial review-can declare laws unconstitutional (Checks and Balances) Supreme court gets judicial review-can declare laws unconstitutional (Checks and Balances) McCulloch v. Maryland McCulloch v. Maryland Federal law trumps state law Federal law trumps state law Plessey v. Ferguson Plessey v. Ferguson Separate but equal Separate but equal

27. Landmark Supreme Court Cases Brown v. Board of Education Brown v. Board of Education Separate will never be equal. Overturns Plessey Separate will never be equal. Overturns Plessey Miranda v. Arizona Miranda v. Arizona Miranda Rights. You have to be notified what your rights are. Miranda Rights. You have to be notified what your rights are.