Trial courts in the California state court system are called Superior Courts. Unlike many states, California only has one type of trial court. This means that all cases, from small claims, to divorce, to misdemeanors, to felonies are heard by the Superior Courts.
Each county in California has its own Superior Court. Within a county, there may be multiple Superior Court locations. In larger counties, there are separate divisions within a Superior Court for different types of cases.
For more information on California Superior Courts and information on your local Superior Court, visit the California Court Directory related link.
Another name of trial court is United States District Court.
State trial courts can be called a variety of different things. One common term used by many states to define their trial courts is Superior 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 Court of Queen's(or King's) Bench
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State trial courts are typically referred to as circuit courts. The United States Supreme Court is known as the highest court in the land.
Yes and No. No: First the person will be arraigned before a judge, then Yes: the trial will be held in a trial court (court of original jurisdiction), such as US District Court or a comparable state court.The trial court is often referred to as a (or the) "lower court" if the case is appealed. If the case is subsequently appealed to an even higher appellate court (e.g., US Supreme Court, State Supreme Court), any court that handled the case previously is considered a lower court. They are collectively referred to as "the lower courts." "Lower court" is simply a generic term used to indicate there are one or more prior decisions from (a) court(s) with less authority in the (state or federal) judicial system's hierarchy.
Original jurisdiction
The Court of Appeals.
The State Supreme Court
yes Only in Australia
The State Supreme Court
Generally in a court of original jurisdiction, such as a trial level court. The US Supreme Court has original jurisdiction only in cases involving ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls and cases in which a state shall be a party. Article 3, Section 2 of the US Constitution.
Most state trial court decisions are NOT published. Unless the trial is newsworthy and the media chooses to publish the results of the trial, there is no routine public publishing of these decisions. However, the results of any trial are a public record and may be researched by going to the Office of the Clerk of the Court for your research.
State Circuit Court
district courts
Usually it is, except that in New York State, the trial court is called the Supreme Court and the highest court is called the Court of Appeals. There is an intermediate appellate court called the Appellate Division.