Judges, the Judicial System, and the Supporting of Freedom

The Judicial system and judges support freedom by following the letter of the law. The citizens all have equal rights, but they may not have the resources available to use those rights. Each state has a dual court system that allows it to have its own laws and constitutions and the judges are elected by the people. 

Each branch of the judicial systems supports its citizens in many ways.  The law enforcement offericers that serve and protect the citizens and enforce the laws with criminals.  The lawers that defend the rights of the victims and criminals. The jurys that serve the trails and of course the judges who enforce and have the last say.

In government, the judges serve a great purpose.  The SAupreme court justice judges are the in the highest court.  The Supreme Court consists of a chief justice and eight associate justices who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Once appointed, justices have life tenure unless they are removed after.

The purpose of the Supreme Court is to interpret the law.The Supreme Court has the final say on what the Constituion "means", and whether any state or federal law violates the Constituion.  Judges cannot make laws, but they can make decisions that force legislators to act a certain way, or prevent them from acting a certain way.  Similarly, they can prevent the Excecutive branch from enforcing laws that conflict with the Constitution.




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