Circuit Court - Court of Appeals - State Supreme Court.
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.
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.
If the question is asking about appeals of state supreme court rulings, then the first federal level of appeal would be at the U.S. Court of Appeals for whatever Federal Judicial Circuit the state was located in.
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is located in Washington, D.C. It has national jurisdiction over certain appeals, particularly those involving patent law and cases from various federal agencies.
Depends upon what court the action originates in. If a trademark case is brought in state court, a state court of appeals would hear the appeal. If a copyright license case is in state court, same rule. If a copyright or trademark case is in federal court, then a federal circuit court of appeals would hear it. If it is a case of a trademark registration appeal, it would be taken to the Trademark Trials and Appeals Board and could end up in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC).
There are 13 Federal Courts of Appeals which are dotted around the country. Each belongs to a "Circuit". Eleven of the Circuits are regions of the US consisting of several States, and each State has at least one District Court. Appeals from District Courts within the Circuit go to the Court of Appeals of the Circuit it is located in. There are two more Circuits. The Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit hears appeals from the Washington D.C. District Court. This court is quite busy as it hears cases involving government issues. Finally, there is a Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit which is also located in Washington D.C. This Court hears appeals from "special" Federal Courts, such as cases within the Armed Forces, Veteran Affairs, International Trade and Patents. Finally, there's the United States Supreme Court in Washington D.C. The Supreme Court decides its own workload and can choose to hear cases from the Courts of Appeals which it deems necessary to be dealt with by the Highest Court of the Land. Out of 10,000 cases which get to the Courts of Appeals, 100 are heard by the Supreme Court.
for Federal: The 94 U.S. judicial districts are organized into 12 regional circuits, each of which has a United States court of appeals. A court of appeals hears appeals from the district courts located within its circuit, as well as appeals from decisions of federal administrative agencies. In addition, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has nationwide jurisdiction to hear appeals in specialized cases, such as those involving patent laws and cases decided by the Court of International Trade and the Court of Federal Claims. otherwise every US state has at least one
On State Courts of Appeal - their rulings are binding on the entire states court system. On the findings of a Federal Appeals Court - they are binding upon the federal district courts within THAT appeals courts circuit.
The second highest court is the U.S. Court of Appeals for the [Specific] Circuit (e.g., US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit), comprising twelve regional and one U.S. Federal Circuit. The Court of Appeals oversees the United States District Courts (trial courts), which have original jurisdiction over federal cases heard within their assigned territories.At the individual state level, the highest court is the [State] Supreme Court, which is subordinate to the U.S. Supreme Court on all issues except those involving the state legislature and state constitution, provided the legislation or state constitution doesn't violate federal law or US Constitutional mandates.
1. Supreme Court 2. Court of Appeals a. Court of Military Appeals b. Court of Financial Appeals 3. District Courts (excluding State Courts) 4. Local Courts
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.