-Hear cases involving the constitutionality of a law, cases involving the laws and treaties of the U.S. ambassadors and public ministers, disputes between two or more states, admiralty law, also known as maritime law and bankruptcy cases.
-The federal judiciary operates seperatly from the exucitive and legislative branches, but often works with them when Constitution requires.
-Federal Laws are passed by Congress and signed by the President
-Judicial branch decides
the constitutionality of the federal laws and resolves other disputes about federal laws.
However, judges depend on our government's executive branch to enforce court decisions
-Constitution states federal judges are to be nominated by the president and confirmed by the senate. They hold office through good behavior, typically, for life.
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