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district courts are responsible for determining the facts of a case. They take both criminal and civil cases. In a criminal case, a district court will decide if a person is guilty or innocent based on the evidence presented.
District Courts are also know as trial courts and they are divided into four categories which include civil, criminal, juvenile, and magistrate categories.
The purpose of federal district courts is to handle small cases, such as those between businesses and people suing other people. The purpose of federal district courts is to handle the small problems that occur that need settling.Another View: US District Courts handle ALL matters (large and small - civil and criminal) which involve federal law and which originate within their jurisdiction. They are the lowest level courts of original jurisdiction within the federal system.In serious criminal cases, district courts convene panels of citizens, which are known as grand juries (to hear evidence of a possible crime and to recommend whether the evidence is sufficient to file criminal charges, there can be as many as 16 to 23 people, also they are not used in civil cases).
civil & criminal & district munsif courts
civil & criminal & district munsif courts
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The US District Courts
United States District Courts. District Courts are the point of entry to the federal judiciary for criminal cases. Grand juries are used to determine whether a suspect can be indicted and brought to trial, so they are only applicable at the pre-trial phase.
Criminal Court and Civil Court
United States district courts consider criminal and civil cases that come under federal authority.
The Appeals court reviews the district courts decisions.What do the District courts do? you ask, they handle civil and criminal cases that come under federal authority.They handle appeals from the Federal District Court.