cases on constitutional matters
In Texas a Justice of the Peace Court and the Small Claims Court will not hear criminal felony cases.
The Supreme Court alone decides which cases, and how many they will hear.
The Supreme Court alone decides which cases, and how many they will hear.
A Superior Court is a court of original jurisdiction. It would hear all cases they were qualified and cretified to hear, which come before it that originated within their circuit.
The Supreme Court justices hear cases in the courtroom of the Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC.
an appellate court
The County Court system hears more cases than any other court system. This court is usually the first court to hear a complaint or criminal case.
The Supreme Court hears three kinds of cases. Cases appealed from lower federal courts account for two-thirds of the cases they hear. They also hear cases appealed from state's supreme courts, and sometimes hear cases that have not been previously heard by a lower court, such as between one state's government and another.
State courts, by far, hear more cases per year than all of the Federal Circuits combined.
Yes, appeals courts hear cases that are being appealed from lower court decisions. That's what they are for.
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.
Yes, the Court picks and chooses the cases that it will consider. Refusal to hear a case does not have to be explained to the satisfaction of the participants.