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U.S. District Courts
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The district courts, I believe there are 94 of them
The district courts, I believe there are 94 of them
In the federal system, United States District Courts are the lowest level of courts. In the state systems, the names of the lowest level of courts vary by state (but they are usually called district or county courts).
In the Federal Court System, the US District Courts ARE the lowest level of court, and have original jurisdiction (over FEDERAL offenses) within their assigned districts (of which, I believe, there are 94).
Yes they are the court where any case in the federal system begins its life.
The lowest general level in the Federal System is the Federal District Court, which sits in a defined federal district. An example would be the "Federal district Court for the Western District of Oklahoma" This district court answers to the Circuit Court ( e.g. 10th Circuit etc.) and then to the US Supreme Court by Certiori
The lowest general level in the Federal System is the Federal District Court, which sits in a defined federal district. An example would be the "Federal district Court for the Western District of Oklahoma" This district court answers to the Circuit Court ( e.g. 10th Circuit etc.) and then to the US Supreme Court by Certiori
The US District Courts (of which there 94) are the lowest level of the Federal courts.
Because in the federal court system, District Courts are the lowest level of courts of original jurisdiction. Therefore, Constitutionally, defendants appearing for trial before District Courts are entitled to a trial by jury.