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A summary court martial is a trial proceeding. If convicted by the court, the serviceman will have a Federal Felony on their criminal record.
(in the US) Felonies are considered o be "crimes against the state" and they would be heard in the lowest level of the state court system. States may call them by different names, but usually they are known as "Circuit Courts," or "District Courts." Only if the felony crime that was committed was a federal offense, would it be tried in a US District Court.
District Court - Appelate COurt - Supreme Court.
There are three tiers to the Federal court system. The first tier is the trial court. The second tier is the appellate court, and the third tier is the United States Supreme court consists of three tiers.
The federal court system has three main levels: district courts (the trial court), circuit courts which are the first level of appeal, and the Supreme Court of the United States, the final level of appeal in the federal system.
Federal trial courts almost always have original jurisdiction in the federal system.
The legal system will decide. It is not a decision for the public.
(in the US) It is the various US District courts.
In the US federal court system, you may be referring to the US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts, which are sometimes called intermediate appellate courts because they are between the US District Court (trial court) and the Supreme Court of the United States (final appellate court).
US District Courts are the trial courts of general jurisdiction; they are the entry level of the federal court system.
Circuit Court sometimes called Superior Court in some states. (i.e.: a court of original jurisdiction).
The trial for a federal crime will be held in a federal court, which is part of the federal judiciary system.