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CALIFORNIA JUDICIARY BRANCH

INTRODUCTION

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SUPREME COURT - IT IS THE STATE'S HIGHEST COURT. - IT IS INTEGRATED BY SEVEN MEMBERS: THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND SIX

ASSOCIATE JUSTICES. - ALL THE JUSTICES ARE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AND

CONFIRMED BY THE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS (TO AVOID THE PARTICIPATION OF LEGISLATORS AND THEIR POLITICS).

- TO BE ELECTED AS A JUSTICE IN CALIFORNIA, IT IS REQUIRED MEMBERSHIP TO THE STATE BAR OF JUDGE OF A COURT FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS.

SUPREME COURT CAPACITIES -HISTORICALLY, IT HAS PROVIDE MORE EXPANDED VERSION OF CIVIL LIBERTIES

AND HAS DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY TO SELECT CASES.

-CAN REVIEW DECISIONS OF THE STATE COURTS OF APPEAL. ALSO, DEATH PENALTY CASES ARE AUTOMATICALLY APPEALED TO THE SUPREME COURT.

-CAN ADOPT RULES GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF JUSTICES.

-CAN COMMAND A PUBLIC SERVANT TO PERFORM A DUTY UNDER HIS/ HER DOMAIN.

THE SUPREME COURT AT WORK

-THE SUPREME COURT IN ITS WEEKLY MEETINGS (EVERY MONTH EXCEPT JULY AND AUGUST).

- IT DECIDES WHICH CASES TO TAKE.(FOUR AFFIRMATIVE VOTES ARE NEEDED).´

-THE WORK OF THE COURT INCLUDES: 1) ORAL ARGUMENTS, 2) CONFERENCE WORK, AND 3) WRITING AND ANNOUNCING OPINIONS.1.ORAL ARGUMENTS.- PRESENTATIONS OF THE ATTORNEYS OF BOTH PARTIES ABOUT THEIR RESPECTIVE POSITIONS. 2.CONFERENCE WORK. -THE DISCUSSION THE ISSUE AT LENGTH.

THE SUPREME COURT AT WORK 3) WRITING AND ANNOUNCING A DECISION.- ONCE THE MAJORITY OF THE JUSTICES HAVE VOTED IN FAVOR OF A RESOLUTION, ONE OF THEM HAS THE TASK TO DRAFT THE FINAL LEGAL DECISION WHILE OTHER JUSTICES MAY BE WRITING CONCURRENT OPINIONS OR DISSENTING OPINIONS.

THE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS

- IT CONFIRMS OR VETO THE GOVERNOR'S APPOINTEES TO THE SUPREME COURT AND COURT OF APPEAL.

- INTEGRATED BY: THE CHIEF JUSTICE, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE SENIOR PRESIDING JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS.

EXERCISE CAN YOU FIND SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE U.S. SUPREME COURT AND THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA?