The judiciary, otherwise known as The Supreme Court of the United States.
The Court of Appeals.
The Court of Appeals.
The Judicial BranchThat would still be the Judicial branch of government.The Circuit Court of Appeals would hear the initial appeal and their decision is available for further appeal to the U. S. Supreme Court.
lower judges and less jury
They are heard in the Civil Branch of Circuit Court.
Appellate CourtsBoth the state and federal court systems have appellate courts that review cases that were originally tried in a lower court. Examples of federal appellate courts are the US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Appellate jurisdiction
The answer depends on whether the case was tried in the state or federal court system, but under both systems the case is appeal to an intermediate appellate court. In the federal judiciary, most cases are first appealed to the US Court of Appeals Circuit Court with jurisdiction over the trial court that originally heard the case. Under certain circumstances, a case may be appealed directly from a US District Court (trial court) to the US Supreme Court, but this is rare.
No. Any court can declare a law unconstitutional if it is relevant to a case being tried or appealed before it. In the federal system, judicial review is most often practiced by the Article III (constitutional) courts that make up the Judicial Branch of the US government. The US Supreme Court is the final arbiter of constitutionality.Judicial BranchUS District CourtsUS Court of International TradeUS Court of Appeals Circuit CourtsSupreme Court of the United States
The appellate court with jurisdiction over cases heard in the relevant trial court.
The case is sent back to the lower court to be re-tried.
The case is re-tried, or perhaps (at the option of the prosecution) the charges may be dropped or reduced.