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Jurisdiction
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What is a courts ability to hear a case known as?
The power or authority of a court to hear and decide a specific case is known as original jurisdiction.
These courts are never the first to hear a case?
Courts of Appeal.
What branch has the authority to hear and decide a court case for the first time?
The Judicial branch includes all the federal courts. The court's authority to hear a case is called jurisdiction; the authority to hear a case for the first time is called "original jurisdiction."
When state and federal courts share authority to hear a case is called?
Concurrent jurisdiction
Which court hears cases over which state and federal courts have concurrent jurisdiction?
Yes. When both state and federal courts have authority to hear the same case, it's called concurrent jurisdiction.
What term is used when the Court has to hear your case?
Courts are required to hear certain cases when they have mandatory jurisdiction.
In cases of medical negligence what courts have the jurisdiction to hear the case?
Your State Court or Federal court have jurisdiction to hear the case of medical negligence.
When both the state court and the federal court have jurisdiction what is it called?
When state and federal courts both have authority to hear the same case, they have concurrent jurisdiction.Each system has both courts of original jurisdiction (trial courts) and courts of appellate jurisdiction. State courts typically hear matters involving state questions; federal courts hear matters involving federal questions. There are some exceptions, however, when a case may be heard in either state or federal court.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
What is the power to hear and decide a case?
The power or authority to hear a case is called jurisdiction; the authority to hear a case on appeal is called appellate jurisdiction.
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.
Do Fedaral Courts have the responsibilty to hear all cases involving the US?
Federal Courts have jurisdiction in any case to which the Government of the United States is a party.
Can the president require the supreme court to hear a case?
No. This is out of his power. The cases work their way through lower courts and the justices are not required to take a case. The federal government can bring a case through the courts, but the president isn't involved.
