Federal trial courts are the United States District Courts.
United States District Court for the (Region) District of (State).
for example - United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
State with only one district are:
United States District Court for the District of (State)
for example - United States District Court for the District of Montana.
Washington, D.C. has it's own district court - United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Possessions and territories are either:
United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico or District Court of Guam.
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Federal district courts have trial jurisdiction over most cases in the federal system.
Federal District Courts use petit juries since they are are trial courts.
The two classications of courts are civil courts and criminal courts. Governmental divisions include federal, state, county, and municipal courts. A further division of federal and state courts is into trial courts and appeals courts.
The US District Courts (trial courts), because they handle the majority of federal cases.
The federal courts with original jurisdiction over most federal question law suits, diversity of citizenship law suits, and federal criminal trials are the Federal District Courts. Each state has at least one federal district; however, many states have more than one district, depending on size.
At a local level, there are local trial courts, the only courts that don't act as appellate courts. Above the local trial courts are intermediate appellate courts, above which is the State Supreme Court. At a federal level, there are circuit and district courts, with the Federal Supreme Court at the top.
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.
US District Courts, the trial courts of the Judicial Branch of the federal government.
In the federal Judicial Branch of government, the US District Courts are the trial courts for cases of general jurisdiction. State judiciaries may also have district courts.
Courts of original jurisdiction (trial courts). In the federal court system, cases of general jurisdiction are heard in US District Courts.
Primarily the U.S. District Courts, though there are other trial courts as well, including magistrate courts, the bankruptcy courts, the U.S. Court of International Trade, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, various military courts, and the U.S. Tax Court. For a detailed summary of the U.S. federal court system, see "Understanding Federal and State Courts" at <http://www.uscourts.gov/EducationalResources/FederalCourtBasics/CourtStructure/UnderstandingFederalAndStateCourts.aspx>