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The power or authority of a court to hear and decide a specific case is known as original jurisdiction.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoA courts right to hear a case is known as original jurisdiction. In addition, higher courts can review the decisions of lower courts by a right called appellate jurisdiction.
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What Federal and state courts have ability to hear case?
While the US Supreme Court is assigned original jurisdiction (authority to hear the case first) over disputes between a state and the federal government, it doesn't have exclusivejurisdiction over such cases. At present, federal law requires these matters to be heard first in the US District Courts.
These courts are never the first to hear a case?
Courts of Appeal.
Courts that hear cases involving younge people are known as?
Courts that hear cases involving young people are known as juvenile courts.
The intermediate federal courts that hear appeals from district courts are known as?
appeals courts
What is a courts authorities to hear a case called?
Jurisdiction
What is justified according to the eleventh amendment?
It limits the ability for federal courts to hear lawsuits. A+
Which of the following is true for the Eleventh Amendment?
It limits the ability for federal courts to hear lawsuits.
What term is used when the Court has to hear your case?
Courts are required to hear certain cases when they have mandatory jurisdiction.
In cases of medical negligence what courts have the jurisdiction to hear the case?
Your State Court or Federal court have jurisdiction to hear the case of medical negligence.
How does appellate jurisdiction differ from original jurisdiction for federal courts?
Original jurisdiction only applies to courts that hear cases before any appeals can be made. -Apex
Which court hears cases over which state and federal courts have concurrent jurisdiction?
Yes. When both state and federal courts have authority to hear the same case, it's called concurrent jurisdiction.
What branch has the authority to hear and decide a court case for the first time?
The Judicial branch includes all the federal courts. The court's authority to hear a case is called jurisdiction; the authority to hear a case for the first time is called "original jurisdiction."
