In addition to the Supreme Court of the United States, also known as SCOTUS, the US Congress created the Federal District Courts and the Circuit Courts of Appeal. If a case is to be heard in the Federal Courts, almost always begins in the Federal District Courts because they have first or original jurisdiction. If a party in the District Court case wishes to appeal the decision, it is referred to a three-judge panel in the appropriate Circuit Court. At present, if a party wishes to appeal further, it appeals to the US Supreme Court. SCOTUS has original jurisdiction if a foreign country is a party in the case or if a case between states arises; otherwise it has appellate or appeal-related jurisdiction.
In addition to the Supreme Court of the United States, also known as SCOTUS, the US Congress created the Federal District Courts and the Circuit Courts of Appeal. If a case is to be heard in the Federal Courts, almost always begins in the Federal District Courts because they have first or original jurisdiction. If a party in the District Court case wishes to appeal the decision, it is referred to a three-judge panel in the appropriate Circuit Court. At present, if a party wishes to appeal further, it appeals to the US Supreme Court. SCOTUS has original jurisdiction if a foreign country is a party in the case or if a case between states arises; otherwise it has appellate or appeal-related jurisdiction.
The federal trial court is the United States District Court, of which there are 94 venues.
The first level federal appellate court is the United States Court of Appeals, which sits in 13 numbered Circuits, and also has a District of Columbia Circuit, a Federal Circuit and Armed Forces Circuit (the latter two being specific subject-matter venues rather than geographically-defined venues of the court).
The other courts that are included in the Judicial Branch besides the Supreme Court is the Lower Federal Courts.
supreme court and other federal courts
State supreme court, court of military appeals.
the supreme court and other federal courts
the supreme court and other federal courts
the supreme court and other federal courts
The Federal court system. The Article III courts, which comprise the Supreme Court, the US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts, the US Court of International Trade, and the US District Courts are additionally part of the Judicial Branch. No other federal courts are included in the judicial branch; most are technically part of the Legislative Branch.
The United States has a dual judicial system made up of the Judicial Branch of the US federalgovernment and the individual judicial branches of the 50 State governments. The judicial branches, or court systems, consist of the courts and their employees, such as justices, judges, government prosecutors, public defenders and other attorneys, administrative staff, clerks of court, and many other people.The judicial branches are independent of each other, with the state courts having jurisdiction over city, county and state laws and state constitutional issues, and the federal courts having jurisdiction over federal laws, treaties, and US constitutional issues. Sometimes cases that begin in state courts may be moved to or appealed to federal courts, but only under special circumstances.Each judicial branch uses a similar process to try cases, and each has trial courts, intermediate appellate courts, and a supreme court (or its equivalent).
The 94 US District Courts are the trial courts of the federal judicial branch. The district courts were created by Congress and have jurisdiction to hear most categories of federal cases, civil and criminal. There are 94 federal districts, at least one in each state, DC, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The US District Courts hear cases of general jurisdiction (criminal and civil cases). The US District Courts hear 80% of trial cases; however, the "federal court system" is broader than the Judicial Branch and the US Special Courts that hold the other 20% of federal trials. The US Special Courts include US Bankruptcy Courts, US Tax Courts, the US Court of Federal Claims and several other courts of limited jurisdiction established under Congress authority in Article I of the Constitution. While these are part of the federal court system, they are not part of the Judicial Branch but part of the Legislative Branch.
The Judicial Branch.
The U.S. Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. The lower courts include the U.S. Courts of Appeals, U.S. District Courts and U.S. Bankruptcy Courts. Other state and local courts are also part of the legal system.
Aside from the US Supreme Court, the other courts in the Judicial Branch are:US District Courts (trial courts)US Court of International Trade (trial)US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts (intermediate appellate courts)There are many other federal courts outside the Judicial Branch.