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have the authority to hold a trial and determine the facts of the case...plato lol
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What court is the first appellate level for courts of limited jurisdiction?
court of general jurisdiction
What is original vs appellate jurisdiction?
They are in different places on the hierarchy of jurisdiction. Appellate jurisdiction is higher. Courts with appellate jurisdiction can hear appeals, whereas courts with original jurisdiction can hear cases for the first time.
What is a review court?
A review court is one which has appellate jurisdiction rather original jurisdiction over cases. Courts with original jurisdiction hear cases at the trial level only. Courts with appellate jurisdiction cannot hear trials. They only review decisions made by trial courts to ensure that those decisions were correctly rendered.
What Federal and state courts have ability to hear case?
While the US Supreme Court is assigned original jurisdiction (authority to hear the case first) over disputes between a state and the federal government, it doesn't have exclusivejurisdiction over such cases. At present, federal law requires these matters to be heard first in the US District Courts.
Name the two basic categories of court?
Courts can be defined at the most basic level by jurisdiction. Original jurisdiction = trial court Appellate jurisdiction = appeals court
What court has only original jurisdicton?
The United States supreme court is the only court with original jurisdiction of all states. The United States supreme court is a trial court.
What are the Different court tiers?
Trial level, Appellate level, Supreme Court.
Why was the circuit courts made?
Becasue they are the lowest level state courts in the state judicial system - courts of "original jurisdiction' which hear cases within their assigned judicial "circuit."
Why was the circuit made?
Becasue they are the lowest level state courts in the state judicial system - courts of "original jurisdiction' which hear cases within their assigned judicial "circuit."
Which courts in the federal system are considered intermediate appellate courts?
In the federal Judicial Branch, the intermediate appellate courts are the thirteen US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts. The states use different naming conventions for their intermediate appellate courts.
How many levels are at the state level of Appellate Courts?
Two. The Appelate Court for the circuit court of original jurisdiction, and then the State Supreme Court.
Why are juries only used in trial courts?
Because in the federal court system, District Courts are the lowest level of courts of original jurisdiction. Therefore, Constitutionally, defendants appearing for trial before District Courts are entitled to a trial by jury.
