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Is superior court lower than a supreme court?
Yes, except in New York state where the "supreme courts" are the trial courts of the system.
How many are currently serving as justices on the supreme court in the US in 2011?
Except when there is a vacancy, there are always ninejustices on the U. S. Supreme Court.
How is Mexico's government chosen?
Direct popular vote (except supreme court).
What is the court of last resort for all questions of federal law?
A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of many legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, instance court, judgment court, apex court, and highest court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of a supreme court are not subject to further review by any other court.
Is the highest court at the state level the state supreme court?
Usually it is, except that in New York State, the trial court is called the Supreme Court and the highest court is called the Court of Appeals. There is an intermediate appellate court called the Appellate Division.
In which courts can a jury sit?
Jury trials are available at all levels of the court EXCEPT Appeals Court and Supreme Court levels.
Powers and functions of supreme court of India?
FUNCTIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT 1. A Judge of the Supreme Court cannot be removed from office except by an order of the President passed after an address in each House of Parliament supported by a majority of the total membership of that House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of members present and voting, and presented to the President in the same Session for such removal on the ground of proved misbehavior or incapacity. A person who has been a Judge of the Supreme Court is debarred from practicing in any court of law or before any other authority in India. 2. The Supreme Court in India is the ultimate interpreter of the constitution and the laws of the land. It has appellate jurisdiction over all civil and criminal proceedings involving substantial issues concerning the interpretation of the constitution. 3. The court has the original and exclusive jurisdiction to resolve disputes between the central government and one or more states and union territories as well as between different states and union territories 4. And the Supreme Court is also empowered to issue advisory rulings on issues referred to it by the president. The Supreme Court has wide discretionary powers to hear special appeals on any matter from any court except those of the armed services. It also functions as a court of record and supervises every high court.
What is the difference between 'Supreme Court Report Annotated' and 'Supreme Court Decisions Annotated'?
Supreme Court Report Annotated is the name of the bound series of legal decisions of the Philippines Supreme Court. There is no publication specifically listed as Supreme Court Annotated Decisions or Supreme Court Decisions Annotated, except for a few US historical documents listed as Supreme Court Decisions [annotated].You didn't specify whether you were looking for official documentation for the Philippines or the United States. In the United States, the comparable, annotated volumes of Supreme Court decisions is called US Supreme Court Reports, lawyers' edition.
The powers of Congress include the right to constitute tribunals?
supreme court.
What is the highest judicial authority in the US?
The highest authority in the judicial branch is the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has the highest power to interpret the law and the Constitution--these decisions cannot be overturned by anyone except the Supreme Court.
How are all courts except the us supreme court established?
Congress created a rudimentary federal court system in The Judiciary Act of 1789. Although Article III of the Constitution mandated a US Supreme Court.
Functions of Supreme Court?
The Supreme Court is responsible for signing off on laws made by Congress. It is also responsible for making sure the Constitution is being upheld.
