It depends on the setup of your state's judicial system. In some states, cases heard by a magistrate or other lower court can be appealed to a court of common pleas, or "general trial court". Generally, however, cases are appealed to appellate courts and not to trial courts.
The three main types of lower courts in the United States are district courts, which handle federal cases; state trial courts, which deal with state law cases; and appellate courts, which review decisions made by lower courts. District courts are the general trial courts of the federal system, while state trial courts vary in structure and jurisdiction depending on the state. Appellate courts, both at the state and federal levels, focus on legal errors in the application of law rather than re-examining evidence.
General trial courts have the jurisdiction and authority to hear any type of case. Criminal and civil cases are heard in general trial courts. A court of special jurisdiction only is empowered to hear special categories that may include family court.
In the United States the lower courts are trial courts: the courts that first hear or try cases both civil and criminal. The decisions in lower courts can be appealed to higher courts.
Those courts are called courts of General Jurisdiction.
Courts that have the authority to be the first courts in which most federal cases are heard are known as district courts. These are the trial courts of the federal judiciary system and are responsible for hearing both civil and criminal cases.
Federal district courts have trial jurisdiction over most cases in the federal system.
The appellate court with jurisdiction over cases heard in the relevant trial court.
The Regional Trial Court in the Philippines is primarily responsible for hearing civil and criminal cases of higher value and those beyond the jurisdiction of lower courts. It also handles cases involving family and property disputes, special commercial laws, and other cases assigned to its jurisdiction. Additionally, it serves as an appellate court for decisions of lower courts within its territorial jurisdiction.
In the federal Judicial Branch of government, the US District Courts are the trial courts for cases of general jurisdiction. State judiciaries may also have district courts.
Appellate CourtsBoth the state and federal court systems have appellate courts that review cases that were originally tried in a lower court. Examples of federal appellate courts are the US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts and the Supreme Court of the United States.
There are around 1,200 Municipal Trial Courts in the Philippines, which are trial courts that handle mainly civil and criminal cases at the municipal level.
appellate courts (or courts of appeals)