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what is the relationship between the supreme court and the lower courts?
the supreme court must abide by the decisions of the lower courts.
the supreme court appoints judges to the lower courts.
the supreme court can overrule decisions made by the lower courts.
the supreme court can impeach judges from the lower courts.
In most legal systems with a hierarchical court structure, the Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority. It has the power to review decisions from lower courts, and if it finds those decisions legally incorrect, it can overrule them. Lower courts must abide by Supreme Court precedents, not the other way around. Judges for lower courts are typically appointed through executive or judicial council processes, not directly by the Supreme Court, and impeachment of lower court judges is usually a legislative, not Supreme Court, function.
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The Supreme Court can overrule decisions made by the lower courts.