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What courts are similar to district courts in function, operation, and jurisdiction?

No courts are similar to district courts. That is, each state has its own court system. Some states have lower courts called district courts, and some states have higher courts called district courts. In the federal court system, the lowest court is the U. S. District Court. Want's Publishing Company has a publication showing the breakdown of the court system in each state. Most law libraries have a copy of this publication that comes out annually. I just finished a quiz on this exact question. And Territorial courts are similar in function, jurisdiction, and operation. That's from US Government Democracy In Action book(pg.315)


What federal district courts are similar to state courts?

It depends on what "district" courts you are referring to. Federal or State? There are no comparable courts within the federal system. State courts are structured along the same lines. The names may be different - some states may call them "Circuit Courts" or "Superior COurts," but they serve the same function.... they are the initial "court of original jurisdiction" in the state system.That's very nice explanation above, but there is a similar court to District Courts. If State Courts are structured along the same line, then they should be structured with the same title; which they are. There is no "some states" when it comes to a court system. =3Territorial Courts are similar to District Courts.I quote the following paragraph!"Congress has created a court system in the territories of the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico. These territorial courts are roughly similar to district courts in function, operation and jurisdiction. They handle civil and criminal cases, along with constitutional cases..."


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