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What Is the process for appealing a case?
For state prosecuted offenses: Circuit (or District) Court > Court of Appeals > State Supreme Court (and if a Constitutional question is involved) > US District Court > US Court of Appeals > US Supreme Court.
Is the Circuit Court part of the Court of Appeals?
In the US Federal court system, the Circuit Courts and the Court of Appeals are the same entity. The proper name for the thirteen appellate courts is US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts. These are different from the US Circuit Courts established in the 19th century, which no longer exist. For more information, see Related Questions, below.
The highest court in Texas for appeals in civil cases is known as?
The highest state court would be The Supreme Court of Texas. In federal cases it would be the US Circuit Court of Appeals for whatever Federal Judicial Circuit the state of Texas was located in.
Which US states have had their bans on same-sex marriage struck down by the courts?
MontanaKansasMissouriArizonaAlaskaNevadaSouth Carolina (7/28/14 by 4th Circuit Court of Appeals);West Virginia (7/28/14 by 4th Circuit Court of Appeals);North Carolina (7/28/14 by 4th Circuit Court of Appeals);Florida (7/17/14 state court, Monroe County; 7/25/14 state court, Miami-Dade County; 8/21/14 US District Court - currently before to state supreme court);Colorado (6/25/14 by 10th Circuit Court of Appeals; state court 7/9/14; and US District Court 7/23/14);Kansas (6/25/14 by 10th Circuit Court of Appeals - currently on appeal);Wyoming (6/25/14 by 10th Circuit Court of Appeals);Indiana (6/25/14 by US District Court);Wisconsin (6/6/14 by US District Court);Pennsylvania (5/20/14 by US District Court);Oregon (5/19/14 by US District Court; 8/27/14 9th Circuit Court of Appeals);Idaho (5/13/14 by US District Court);Arkansas (5/9/14 by State Court);Ohio (recognition only, 4/14/14 by US District Court);Michigan (3/21/2014 by US District Court - currently on appeal);Texas (02/26/2014 by US District Court - currently on appeal);Virginia (02/13/2014 by US District Court, 7/28/14 by 4th Circuit Court of Appeals);Kentucky (recognition only, 02/12/2014 by US District Court - currently on appeal);Oklahoma (1/14/2014 by US District Court; 6/25/14 by 10th Circuit Court of Appeals);Utah (12/20/2013 by US District Court; 6/25/14 by 10th Circuit Court of Appeals);New Mexico (12/19/2013 by State Supreme Court);California (06/26/2013 by US Supreme Court);Iowa (04/03/2009 by State Supreme Court);Connecticut (10/10/2008 by State Supreme Court);Nebraska (5/12/2005 by US District Court; decision reversed by 8th Circuit Court of Appeals 7/14/2006);Massachusetts (11/18/2003 by State Supreme Court); and,Vermont (12/20/1999 by State Supreme Court).
What is the appeals process?
For state prosecuted offenses: Circuit (or District) Court > Court of Appeals > State Supreme Court (and if a Constitutional question is involved) > US District Court > US Court of Appeals > US Supreme Court.
What court would hear a cased regarding mineral rights?
It would depend on several factors; What type of case is it? Which court system is it filed in (state or federal)? In state court it would be heard in the lowest state court of original jurisdiction (usually a Circuit Court. In the federal system it would be the US DIstrict Court which included that state in its circuit.
Does the US Supreme Court get more cases from the federal or state 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.
Is the highest court in the US is the Circuit Court?
No, the highest court in the US is the Supreme Court.
On what US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts did each of the current US Supreme Court justices serve?
Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr...............US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Justice Antonin Scalia.........................US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Justice Anthony Kennedy.....................US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit Justice Clarence Thomas.....................US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg................US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Justice Stephen Breyer........................US Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit Justice Samuel Alito...........................US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit Justice Sonia Sotomayor.....................US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit Justice Elena Kagan............................N/A
Has any same-sex couple sued the state of Virginia for legal recognition of their out-of-state marriage?
No, but on July 28, 2014, the US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled that Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.
When do you go to the US Circuit Court of Appeals?
You can appeal a case to the US Court of Appeals Circuit Court for the appropriate circuit following a trial in US District Court. Both courts are part of the federal Judiciary Branch.
What jurisdiction is Minnesota?
Minnesota is a sovereign state within the United States. It operates its own state court system. The state of Minnesota is part of the Eighth Circuit of the US District Court System.
