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What is one major difference between state and federal court in the US?
Only federal courts are established by Congress. -Apex
What is another type of Federal Court besides the Supreme Court?
Aside from the US Supreme Court, the other courts in the Judicial Branch are:US District Courts (trial courts)US Court of International Trade (trial)US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts (intermediate appellate courts)There are many other federal courts outside the Judicial Branch.
What are the 2 levels of federal courts?
Actually there are THREE levels of federal courts. US District Courts - US Courts of Appeal - US Supreme Court.
What is the only federal court set up by the constitution?
Congress has established a lot of courts in the federal judiciary; the Constitution gives them that power in Article I. The only court specifically mentioned in the Constitution is the US Supreme Court, which was mandated by Article III of the Constitution, but established by Congress in the Judiciary Act of 1789.
What are the trial courts for the federal court system?
The 94 US District Courts are the trial courts of the federal judicial branch. The district courts were created by Congress and have jurisdiction to hear most categories of federal cases, civil and criminal. There are 94 federal districts, at least one in each state, DC, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The US District Courts hear cases of general jurisdiction (criminal and civil cases). The US District Courts hear 80% of trial cases; however, the "federal court system" is broader than the Judicial Branch and the US Special Courts that hold the other 20% of federal trials. The US Special Courts include US Bankruptcy Courts, US Tax Courts, the US Court of Federal Claims and several other courts of limited jurisdiction established under Congress authority in Article I of the Constitution. While these are part of the federal court system, they are not part of the Judicial Branch but part of the Legislative Branch.
These are the workhouses of the federal judiciary system?
The US District Courts (trial courts), because they handle the majority of federal cases.
What courts hears federal cases?
All I can say is it is not State Courts (Sorry GradPoint users)
Does the US have special courts?
Yes, there are special courts that deal with bankruptcy, the District of Columbia and other US territorial courts, federal trade, and federal taxes
Why can it be said that the US District Courts are the principle trial courts in the federal judiciary?
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.
Are the US federal courts imperial?
No.
How many Federal district courts are there n the us?
There are 94 district courts in the US.
Is it true that traffic courts and juvenile courts are example of some of the different courts at the federal level?
(in the US) No. No traffic courts or juvenile courts exist at the federal level.
