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What is the purpose of federal court systems?

Updated: 8/17/2019
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The purpose of the federal court system essentially is to provide a judicial forum for legal claims involving the Constitution, Federal Laws, and treaties. In other words, it covers cases that involve matters that are national or federal in nature and not governed entirely by a state's laws. Article 3 of the Constitution sets forth certain examples, such as controversies between two states or residents of different states, admiralty and maritime matters. There are more. See Article 3 for a complete listing.

Federal courts do a lot of things. They hear cases just like state courts, but operate in a different system. They are allowed to hear different kinds of cases than state courts (like if the issue is about the constitution). Also, if the parties in a case are citizens of different states (this is called "diversity") the case is started in a federal court system.

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To adjudicate federal suits and crimes.

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