Friday July 30, 2010



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Judicial Branch

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

Judge_John_G_Heyburn Judge John G. Heyburn, II, Chairman, U.S. Judicial Panel for Multidistrict Litigation

John G. Heyburn, II, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. His father and grandfather were both attorneys. Heyburn graduated from Harvard University and earned his juris doctorate degree from the University of Kentucky Law School.

Heyburn spent his entire pre-judicial legal career in private practice in Louisville, focusing on civil litigation within the construction industry. He also served in the U.S. Army Reserve.

President George H.W. Bush nominated Heyburn to a seat on the federal bench, and he was confirmed by the Senate. Two years later, Chief Justice Rehnquist appointed Heyburn to serve on the Budget Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States. Later Chief Justice Roberts appointed Heyburn as Chair of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.

IN THE NEWS: A panel of seven federal judges, chaired by Judge John Heyburn II, will decide who will oversee lawsuits against BP, Transocean and others, related to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Both plaintiffs and defendants have indicated that location is key. ”The stakes here are tremendous,” commented one law professor. “For a single-event type of incident, this is the biggest we’ve ever seen, just in the range of claims.”



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The Court

Judicial Branch Prayer Needs

PRAY FOR OUR JUDICIARY

U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton (Arizona) granted an injunction preventing Arizona from enforcing key provisions of a controversial immigration law, stating “the law should be put on hold until the courts study and rule on the law.”

A federal judge has ruled that Augusta State University, Georgia, may remove a Christian student from its graduate counseling program for her belief that homosexuality is morally wrong.

Pray for our judges across this nation to seek wisdom from the Lord.




Please pray for this Judicial Branch needs.


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