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What three decisions can the US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts make about the cases before them?
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UPHOLD the lower court's decision. REVERSE the lower court's decision. REMAND the lower court's decision back to it.
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What cases go before federal courts?
United States Appeals Courts, if by Federal you mean the Supreme Court. Otherwise, the chain goes- Local -> Appeals -> Supreme/Federal Court
Cases brought before the courts of appeals are usually heard by who?
panel of 3 judges
Are appeals before a US Circuit Court of appeals typically discretionary?
The Court of Appeals reviews and picks and chooses which cases they will review. In THAT manner, they DO exercise discretion.
3 highest federal courts?
The Supreme Court is the most powerful court in the federal system. The Courts of Appeals are collectively the next most powerful courts. Of the Courts of Appeals, the U.S. Court of the Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is considered the most influential, and the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is considered the second most influential.
Who is in charge of the hearings and rendering of decisions in a case heard before the US Court of Appeals?
the presidet
What are appeals courts?
An appeals court is where a person who has been sentenced in a lower court take his case before a higher court to decide whether the lower court did things correctly, reached a correct verdict or handed down a reasonable sentence. The verdict can be let stand, be reduced, or be thrown out, or the case can be returned to the lower court with instructions to do something differently before reaching a decision. It has been known for an appeals court to lengthen a sentence!
What court has to hear a case before it can be appealed to the US Supreme Court?
Yes. US District Courts are the court of original jurisdiction for many cases that eventually reach the US Supreme Court. Approximately two-thirds of the Supreme Court's caseload comes from the federal court system, and most of those cases start with a trial in US District Court.
Where are most of the cases brought before federal courts are finally decided?
The majority of cases heard in the Federal Circuit are held in the various US District Courts. The few that are appealed go forward to the US Circuit Courts of Appeal.
What are the different kinds of appeals filed before the appeallet courts?
There are appeals claiming that there were legal errors in the conduct of a trial, and that but for those errors, the outcome would have been different. For a detailed explanation of the appeals process, see the related link below.
Do the courts of appeals hear cases that are not important enough to come before the supreme court?
It's part of the process. I don't think a case can bypass the appeals level on its way to the supreme court.
What does it mean when a federal court only has appellate jurisdiction?
When a federal court only has appellate jurisdiction, it means that the court can only hear cases on appeal from lower courts. It cannot hear cases for the first time or conduct trials. Its role is to review the decisions made by lower courts to determine if they were handled correctly according to the law.
What court can hear appeals of US Supreme Court decisions?
According to Article 3 of the U.S. Constitution, no other court has appeal authority over the Supreme Court. "In all other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact..." The Congress, if it doesn't like a ruling, can try and pass legislation (laws) that will have the affect of overruling a Supreme Court decision, but it takes a long time (usually) and is not always successful. The Supreme Court could still declare the new law unconstitutional.
