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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).
Four Levels of state courts from lowest to highestLower State Courts Magistrate courts or police courts Municipal Courts Special Small Claim Courts General Trial Courts General Trial Courts Courts of Record Appellate Courts Intermediate Appellate Courts State Supreme Court State Supreme Court Court of Last Resort
The United States court system is divided into judicial districts at all levels of government. Usually, municipal courts are lowest, district courts at the state level are next, and state supreme courts are the highest in any state. Federally, the United States is divided into district courts, with the Supreme Court being the highest in the country. There may also be appeal courts in between any of those levels.
The Congress of the United States originally established the Arizona territorial courts in the Organic Act of 1863. They organized the courts on three levels. They were justice of the peace courts, probate and district courts, and a supreme court. The district courts made up the main judicial body and tried the majority of cases. The transition from territorial to state status was smooth for the Arizona Courts. The state provided immediate judicial courts with the JP courts, superior courts, a supreme court and a federal district court.
The names (or existence) of particular courts will vary state by state, but generally states have a trial courts which has general jurisdiction, trial courts with specific jurisdiction over some specific type of case such as traffic offenses, appeals courts, and a state supreme court.
The four levels of state court are: trial courts (where cases are initially heard), intermediate appellate courts (where decisions from trial courts can be appealed), supreme courts (the highest state court that hears appeals from intermediate appellate courts), and specialty courts (such as family court or probate court that handle specific types of cases). The jurisdiction of each court varies, but generally trial courts have original jurisdiction over most cases, while appellate courts have jurisdiction to review decisions made by trial courts. Speciality courts have jurisdiction over specific types of cases assigned to them.
They have different names in different states. Which state are you talking about?Additional: That would be the state appelatecourts.
No there are also state courts.
There is a concept called "jurisdiction", which refers to the power and authority of a court to hear and decide both civil and criminal matters. The identity of a court having jurisdiction will depend upon many factors. These include, depending upon the nature of the case, the amount of money in dispute, the nature of the dispute (for example, all family law cases are generally within one court's jurisdiction irrespective of the existence of children or length of marriage), or the severity of the crime or infraction charged (felony, misdemeanor, or noncriminal infraction such as many traffic tickets). Different states have different names for the various "levels" of court that may have jurisdiction over a given type of case. Likewise, the names will be different if the state court system or the federal court system is implicated. Therefore, at the least, you will have to know the identity of the state involved.
No, probate courts are part of the state court system.
Yes. The State judicial system is similar to the federal judicial system, in that it provides trial courts, intermediate appellate courts, and a state supreme court (or equivalent). Cases initiated in state courts may be appealed in state courts; and some cases initiated in the state courts may eventually be heard in the federal courts.
both, at different levels that is.