the adversarial system
The US Supreme Court is the highest court in the US. Each state has its own Supreme Court, but the US Supreme Court is the end of the line.
Federal judges on the US Supreme Court are called justices.
In the US federal court system, you may be referring to the US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts, which are sometimes called intermediate appellate courts because they are between the US District Court (trial court) and the Supreme Court of the United States (final appellate court).
Federal Court System
national court system, state court system and tribal court system.
The US Supreme Court is the center of the US justice system. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the country.
Federal Court System
Federal Court System
Federal Court System
Most cases reach the US Supreme Court via the US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts, which are part of the federal court system.
The US federal court system
The entry point in the US federal court system are District Courts.