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Who decides which appellate cases the US Supreme Court will hear?
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∙ 14y ago
Congress has authority to set or change the US Supreme Court's appellate jurisdiction. The Supreme Court itself has full discretion over which cases it chooses to hear under its appellate jurisdiction.
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Does Texas have a Supreme Court for civil cases and a Supreme Court for criminal cases?
Yes. Texas has two "supreme courts," although only one carries that name. The Supreme Court of Texas is the highest appellate court for civil and juvenile cases, and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is the highest appellate court for criminal cases.
What are most of the cases the US Supreme Court hears?
Federal appellate cases
The Supreme Court is mainly what kind of court?
In most cases, supreme courts are final appellate courts.
What contributes most to the workload of the supreme court?
Cases from its appellate jurisdiction.
Appellate jurisdiction means that the Supreme Court .?
Having appellate jurisdiction means that the Supreme Court hears cases that have been in trial before. A majority of cases that the Supreme Court hear are either controversial, or some kind of trial error took place in a prior court.
What court decides if cases heard by lower courts were tried appropriately?
The appellate court with jurisdiction over cases heard in the relevant trial court.
How many cases is the supreme court allowed to hear in a year?
The Supreme Court alone decides which cases, and how many they will hear.
How many cases a year is the supreme court allowed to hear?
The Supreme Court alone decides which cases, and how many they will hear.
What is the highest appellate court in the US?
The Supreme Court of the United States is considered the highest appellate court in the US; however, it is only the highest appellate court for federal question cases (issues involving federal or US constitutional law or US treaties).
Who decided whether or not the Supreme Court will review a cases?
who decides whether or not the supreme court will review a case
What is the difference between the Supreme Court of Texas and the Court of Criminal Appeals?
The difference is the type of case each court has jurisdiction over. The Supreme Court of Texas is the state's highest appellate court for civil and juvenile cases; the Court of Criminal Appeals is the state's highest appellate court for criminal cases.
Which court has full discretion over the appellate cases it hears?
The Supreme Court of the United States has full discretion over granting certiorari to cases petitioned under its appellate jurisdiction.
