Trial courts have original, mandatory jurisdiction. This means that they have the right to hear the case for the first time ("original"), and they don't get to choose the cases that are on their docket ("mandatory").
A trial court has original jurisdiction over a case.
Original jurisdiction is the authority of a court to try a case, as distinguished from appellate jurisdiction to hear appeals from trial judgments.
Original jurisdiction is the court's authority to hear the claim in the first instance, rather than on appeal.The court rules on issues directly, rather than on matters which are referred to it after being heard by another court.
Under the U.S. Constitution, the Supreme Court has "original jurisdiction" over several small but important categories of cases. That means that the parties can bring such disputes directly to the Supreme Court.
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A trial court of general jurisdiction is authorized to hear any type of civil or criminal case that is not committed exclusively to another court.
They have Original jurisdiction.
NO general-jurisdiction trial courts are considered courts of record.
Trial level, Appellate level, Supreme Court.
Special categories under the jurisdiction of general trial courts include family law cases, juvenile matters, probate cases, and small claims disputes. These specialized areas require specific knowledge and expertise, which is why they are handled separately within the general trial court system.
In both the state and federal court systems, courts of appeals and supreme courts are those that have appellate jurisdiction over cases heard in courts of original jurisdiction (trial courts).
Courts that have the authority to be the first courts in which most federal cases are heard are known as district courts. These are the trial courts of the federal judiciary system and are responsible for hearing both civil and criminal cases.
A review court is one which has appellate jurisdiction rather original jurisdiction over cases. Courts with original jurisdiction hear cases at the trial level only. Courts with appellate jurisdiction cannot hear trials. They only review decisions made by trial courts to ensure that those decisions were correctly rendered.
The Supreme Court of the United States has fewer cases of original jurisdiction than other courts with original jurisdiction (trial jurisdiction); the appellate courts have none.
Because in the federal court system, District Courts are the lowest level of courts of original jurisdiction. Therefore, Constitutionally, defendants appearing for trial before District Courts are entitled to a trial by jury.
US District Courts are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in the federal court system.
small claims court
The US Courts of Appeal have jurisdiction over the decisions of the subordinate US District Courts assigned to their responsibility. They hae jurisdiction over any trial or action which may be appealed to them but they are not a trial court.
Those courts are called courts of General Jurisdiction.