I'm usually fairly good guesser so I'd have to say county courts. If not [but I hope I'm right].
Added: Above is a pretty good general answer. Some larger cities and municipalities may have their own court systems with a juvenile branch which hears cases involving minors, but for minors charged with state statutute offenses, the circuit court is usually where they will appear.
in county courts
If a juvenile is charged as an adult, the trial will be heard in Superior Court.Added: . . . otherwise most court systems have a separate track for juvenile offenders - Juvenile Court.
In Virginia, most cases dealing with children and families are heard in Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts, of which there is one in each county. Divorce cases are heard in Circuit Courts. Cases heard in Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts include child custody, visitation, support, paternity, child abuse and neglect, adoption, termination of parental rights, emancipation, protection orders, and juvenile delinquency and mental health. Details about Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts are at the first related link below. More information about the court system, contact information, and links to court websites for all VA trial courts may be found at the second related link below.
Juvenile cases refers to cases heard in juvenile court. Court jurisdictions vary, but most states give Juvenile Court jurisdiction over minors charged with crimes, and certain custody disputes, particularly those where children are removed from their parents' by the state.Another View: The first response is correct only insofar as the handling of juvenile criminal cases is concerned.HOWEVER - the second part of the answer may only be partially correct. Perhaps In SOME states the juvenile division of court may be empowered to hear custody cases, yet in many others, these types of cases are heard in the Family Division of Civil Court.
The US Supreme Court has exclusive original jurisdiction over cases involving disputes between the states. This is the only place such cases are heard.
Yes, it would be heard in civil court. A foreclosure is an action due to default on a contract (the mortgage), which is a tort, not a crime.
i heard they were :S
Per Article III, Section 2, of the Constitution, cases of impeachment (which is not a crime, per se, but a process for dealing with a government official who has committed one or more illegal or unethical acts) are initiated in the House of Representatives and tried in the Senate. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides over the Senate trial if the President of the United States is on trial; otherwise, the Vice-President runs the proceedings.
The US Supreme Court has heard more than 30,000 cases since its inception in 1789 (no cases were heard for the first few years).
Each county in Utah is served by a Juvenile Court, but some of the smaller counties may not have their own Juvenile Court and juvenile cases for that county are heard in a neighboring county in their Judicial District. Some counties have more than once Juvenile Court. Total, there are 27 distinct Juvenile Courts in Utah, but some of these courts may serve more than one county. For a directory of Utah state courts, including a listing of which Juvenile Court(s) serves each county, visit the Utah Courts Guide related link.
The majority of cases in the US are heard by the various state courts.
Crimminal and Civil cases.