State trial courts are typically referred to as circuit courts. The United States Supreme Court is known as the highest court in the land.
district courts
Appellate Courts
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.
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 State Supreme Court
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.
They have different names in different states. Which state are you talking about?Additional: That would be the state appelatecourts.
district courts
These courts enable the state's highest court to concentrate on a few cases; guide trial courts; & point the way to law changes
Local trial courts may appear in a township or locale. They may also be under the jurisdiction of the county.
It really depends what kind of courts you are talking about and where the courts are. If the courts are federal, then a district court is a trial court and a circuit court is an appeals court, which may review a trial decision from a district court. For state courts, the difference between a district court and a circuit court will depend on what state the courts are in. Many states have courts called "district court" and "circuit court," but what kinds of cases these courts handle differs state to state.
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.