What cases does the Superior Court hear?

Answer 1

If you're referring to the "inferior courts" mentioned in Article III of the Constitution, the answer depends on which of the inferior courts you're asking about. "Inferior courts" simply means any federal court lower than the US Supreme Court, which encompasses all federal courts.

US District Courts are the main trial courts of the federal court system. They hear most civil and criminal cases related to Federal Laws, US treaties, and the US Constitution.

The US Court of International Trade, which replaced the Customs Court, hears cases related to customs, tariffs, imports and exports, etc.

The US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts review appeals of cases from US District Courts. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit hears patent cases, appeals from the US Court of International Trade, and appeals from certain US Special Courts, such as the US Court of Federal Claims.

Answer 2

Depends on what jurisdiction you are in and what they have opted to designate their court system as. For example, the New York Court of Appeals is actually the equivalent of most states' Supreme Courts. And the NY Supreme Court is their intermediary level.

Answer 3

There are 94 US federal court Districts. These courts are the trial courts of "original jurisdiction" for all case (criminal and civil) arising in their assigned districts, which violate or address FEDERAL law.