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The Judicial Branch is the only wing of government not directly elected by the populace. Instead of being elected, members of the Judicial Branch are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

The head office of the American Judiciary is the United States Supreme Court. The Court is composed of 9 judges. There are no term limits to being a Supreme Court judge. A judge will leave office upon retirement or death, with death usually following closely upon retirement.

The Supreme Court is the highest of several federal courts where cases and appeals are brought before federal judges. These lower federal courts are arranged around the nation geographically. There are also 13 United States courts of appeals.

The main duty of the Judicial Branch is to interpret the Constitution as it applies to the laws of the nation. For instance, if Congress were to pass a law prohibiting equal protection under the law or refusing the right to assemble peaceably, the Supreme Court would be where Americans could challenge the Constitutional nature of that law.

It is imperative to keep the Judicial Branch in our prayers as they use ethical and moral standards to interpret America’s Constitution as it applies to her modern laws.

Featured Member of the Judicial Branch for Prayer

PrayFocusJudicialJustice Ricky Polston, Chief Justice, Florida Supreme Court

Ricky Polston claims Graceville, Florida as his hometown. He was educated at Chipola Junior College and received a Bachelor of Science from Florida State University. He also earned his Juris Doctor from Florida State University.

In addition to being an attorney, Polston is a certified public accountant, and engaged in a private accounting practice as well as a private law practice. He was a Judge for the First District Court of Appeal for eight years prior to becoming a Justice on the Florida Supreme Court in 2008. He is also an Adjunct Law Professor for Florida State University.

He is married to Deborah Ehler Polston and they have ten children, being adoptive parents of a sibling group of six. He is active in his church, including being an elder, deacon and Chairman of Deacons.

IN THE NEWS: In Florida, magistrates are common in family court, but rarely used in foreclosure actions. Typically, they will make recommendations on how to rule on a case, which is then signed off by a judge. But with hundreds of thousands of open foreclosure files clogging the Florida courts, the Florida Supreme Court has issued an order that foreclosure cases be determined by magistrates. According to the ruling, foreclosure court magistrates will be appointed by chief judges, must be members of the Florida Bar and cannot practice law of the “same case type” in the county or court where the magistrate serves. Some foreclosure defense attorneys have criticized the move, questioning whether the magistrates will have enough substantive knowledge of the law to handle foreclosure cases and how they will be held accountable since they are not elected as traditional judges are.



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Judicial Branch Prayer Needs

PRAY FOR OUR JUDICIARY

“Obamacare’ s” birth control mandate will go before four different appeals courts over the next three weeks as private businesses that object to the policy on religious liberty grounds bring a barrage of lawsuits seeking relief.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the CIA does not have to release photographs of a dead Osama bin Laden, saying their publication could incite violence and harm national security if not kept classified.

Pray for the wisdom of the lower courts as they rule on matters that may well go to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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