The federal court system is comprised of the Supreme Court, circuit courts of appeal, and district courts. There are also specialized federal courts.
All courts are part of the judicial branch.
Judicial Branch
Judicial
Run the courts.
State supreme court, court of military appeals.
United States District Courts are trial courts in the federal court system, and part of the Judicial branch of government.
The word "judicial" is an adjective. It describes anything related to the administration of justice or the functioning of courts and judges. For example, in the phrase "judicial system," it modifies the noun "system" to indicate that it pertains to legal matters.
Article III (constitutional) federal courts are part of the Judicial Branch. Only the following courts are considered part of the Judicial Branch:US District CourtsUS Court of International TradeUS Court of Appeals Circuit CourtsSupreme Court of the United StatesMost of the rest of the federal court system was established under Congress' authority in Article I, and are part of the Legislative Branch of government. These courts include:US Bankruptcy CourtsUS Tax CourtsUS Court of ClaimsUS Court of Appeals for the Armed Forcesetc.
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 courts and the officers of the courts (lawyers, clerks, judges, and so forth) are all members of the judicial branch of government.
State supreme courts (or their equivalent) are part of each State's Judicial branch.
The Judicial Branch of the US government consists of the Article III (constitutional) courts in the federal court system.The US Supreme Court is head of the Judicial Branch, but all Article III courts are part of that branch.US District CourtsUS Court of International TradeUS Court of Appeals Circuit CourtsSupreme Court of the United StatesThe federal courts Congress created under their authority in Article I of the Constitution, such as US Bankruptcy Court, US Court of Federal Claims, US Tax Court, etc., are notconsidered part of the Judicial Branch, although they are part of the federal court system.