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Trial courts were the 1st courts before the facts of a case are decided.
The District courts are often described as the Chief Trial court of the state, and as group these courts are called the general trail courts.
district courts
There are around 1,200 Municipal Trial Courts in the Philippines, which are trial courts that handle mainly civil and criminal cases at the municipal level.
The types of courts in the Philippines include the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan (anti-graft court), Court of Tax Appeals, and lower courts such as Regional Trial Courts, Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Trial Courts, and Municipal Circuit Trial Courts. These courts have different jurisdictions and functions in the Philippine judicial system.
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.
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Supreme courtregional trial courtmetropolitan trial courtmunicipal trial courtintermediate appelate court (formerly court of appeals)ombudsman (tanod bayan)sandiganbayan
Appellate Courts
State trial courts are typically referred to as circuit courts. The United States Supreme Court is known as the highest court in the land.
The Judicial Branch