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What term is used when the Court has to hear your case?
Courts are required to hear certain cases when they have mandatory jurisdiction.
What cases did the US Supreme Court hear in the 2008 Term?
You can read all opinions from the 2008 Term on the Supreme Court website, via the Related Link, below.
Which term names the process in which the Supreme Court agrees to hear an appeal?
The justices circulate cases they are interested in among the members of the court. If four or more members indicate a desire to hear the case then the entire court will hear the case.
What is the name of the US Supreme Court's calendar?
If you mean the collection of cases that the court will hear during a session or term, it is called the "docket", and this is the traditional word for that.
What cases did the US Supreme Court hear in 2006?
You can read all opinions from the 2006 Term on the Supreme Court website, via the Related Link, below.
How many cases did the Supreme Court actually hear in the 2007-2008 term?
The US Supreme Court had 73 cases scheduled for oral argument in the 2007-2008 Term; however, they only heard 70 and dismissed three without argument.
How many cases will the US Supreme Court hear in the 2009-2010 Term?
The Supreme Court is currently sitting for the 2009-2010 Term and has placed 85 merit cases on the calendar for argument. Five were dismissed prior to being heard, and one is scheduled for reargument, making the actual number heard 81. The Court disposed of a total of 92 cases in the 2009 Term. In the 2008-2009 Term, the Court wrote full opinions on 83 cases. For more information, see Related Questions and Related Links, below.
What is a term for a list of cases to be tried?
A term for a list of cases to be tried is a "trial docket." This list typically includes the order in which cases will be heard by the court.
How many cases did the US Supreme Court hear in 2010?
US Supreme Court statistics are reported by Term (first Monday in October to the following first Monday in October), not by calendar year. According to the most recent report, the Court reviewed 87 cases in the 2009-2010 term. This was approximately 1% of the total filed.
What are drop-in court cases?
The term is a bit ambiguous, but normally it means a case that another judge was supposed to hear but for some reason they cannot and this judge has the 'time' or ability.
The kind of jurisdiction does a court have when it is the first court to hear a case?
If you mean what kind of jurisdiction does a court have when it is first to review a case (e.g., as a trial court), the term is original jurisdiction.All courts in the USA must have jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter relating to the lawsuit. For example, a court that only heard criminal cases could not hear a divorce case and vice-versa. When court hears a case and the issue in question is one that it has not heard before, it is a question/case of "first impression."Jurisdiction is the power/authority of a court to decide a particular kind of case. State and federal laws determine the basis for the type of case the court may hear and the amount in question.The term, "venue," refers to the geographical area for which the court has jurisdiction. For example, a state court in one county would not have venue for cases over which another state court, in a different part of the state, would have original venue.
What term is defined the authority a court has to hear a case?
Jurisdiction
