A federal judge has many functions. The main and most obvious job of a federal judge is to preside over all court hearing in their respective court. Most times in a criminal case they do not decide guilt or innocence unless the Defense Files a Jury Waiver and opts to have a "Bench Trial" also known as a "Court Trial." If the case is criminal and there is a jury then the judge is a moderator and final authority of the courtroom, but does not decide guilt or innocence when as I said a Jury is involved. Some cases are civil and the judge can facilitate mediation to prevent a trial, or he would in fact preside over the case if the civil matter went to trial. Some federal judges work on Social Security Cases and help decide appeals on claim decision. These are just a few things that Federal Judges can do, there are many more things.
The authority to decide cases involving disputes over the law or behavior of people.
The federal court system hears all cases of violation of federal laws - as distinct from the state courts whcih hear cases which violate law established by the state's legislature.
Actually there are THREE levels of federal courts. US District Courts - US Courts of Appeal - US Supreme Court.
The US District Courts (trial courts), because they handle the majority of federal cases.
All I can say is it is not State Courts (Sorry GradPoint users)
Yes, there are special courts that deal with bankruptcy, the District of Columbia and other US territorial courts, federal trade, and federal taxes
The US District Courts hold 80% of federal trials; the US Court of International Trade and US Special Courts, combined, hold the other 20%. Cases of general jurisdiction enter the federal judiciary through the US District Courts.
No.
There are 94 district courts in the US.
(in the US) No. No traffic courts or juvenile courts exist at the federal level.
US District Courts.
The federal court system comprises the Supreme Court, circuit courts of appeal, and district courts. There are also specialized federal courts.
Appellate courts. In the federal court system, the appellate courts are the US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts and the Supreme Court of the United States (aka US Supreme Court).
The US District Courts