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The district courts, I believe there are 94 of them
Yes they are the court where any case in the federal system begins its life.
The district courts, I believe there are 94 of them
In the Federal Court System, the US District Courts ARE the lowest level of court, and have original jurisdiction (over FEDERAL offenses) within their assigned districts (of which, I believe, there are 94).
The federal court system comprises the Supreme Court, circuit courts of appeal, and district courts. There are also specialized federal courts.
Are you asking what makes up the American Court System? Starting with the State court systems - from the lowest to the highest: Municipal courts (which can be made up of Justice of the Peace Courts or Magistrate Courts) - County Courts - State Circuit Courts - State Courts of Appeal - State Supreme Court. The federal court system consists of: US District Courts - Courts of Appeal (one for each federal court district) - US Supreme Court.
The US District Courts (of which there 94) are the lowest level of the Federal courts.
The federal court system comprises the Supreme Court, circuit courts of appeal, and district courts. There are also specialized federal courts.
The lowest general level in the Federal System is the Federal District Court, which sits in a defined federal district. An example would be the "Federal district Court for the Western District of Oklahoma" This district court answers to the Circuit Court ( e.g. 10th Circuit etc.) and then to the US Supreme Court by Certiori