The US District Courts hear approximately 80% of new federal cases; the US Court of International Trade and US Special Courts hear the remainder of the cases under original jurisdiction.
The US District Courts (trial courts), because they handle the majority of federal cases.
District courts hear cases on topics assigned to them by Congress, and federal courts hear cases regarding constitutional law and treaties.
Federal district court.
District courts are part of the federal court system and handle cases within a specific geographic region, while federal courts refer to all courts established under the U.S. Constitution, including district courts, appellate courts, and the Supreme Court. District courts are the trial courts where most federal cases begin, while federal courts encompass the entire federal judiciary system, including appellate and Supreme Court levels.
There have been millions of court cases brought in federal district courts.
US District Courts.
STATE District Courts, hear ALL cases concerning violations of state law. FEDERAL District Courts hear all types of cases having to do with violation of federal law.
In 2010, a total of 361,323 cases were filed in US District Courts; of those, 282,895, or 78.3%, were civil cases.
Federal District Courts have jurisdiction over all federal cases occurring/originating within their circuit. US Courts of Appeal have jurisdiction over all cases referred to them from the District Courts within their circuit.
All I can say is it is not State Courts (Sorry GradPoint users)
Federal courts of general jurisdiction (US District Courts, etc.) handle both civil and criminal cases.
The United States district courts are the federal trial courts. Their 654 judges handle more than 300,000 cases a year, about 80 percent of the federal caseload. The district courts were created by congress in the judiciary act of 1789.