Only trial courts use juries.
Federal District Courts use petit juries since they are are trial courts.
Vice-admiralty courts were run by officers and did not have juries.
Yes, civil courts may have juries in their proceedings, but it depends on the specific type of case and the jurisdiction in which the court is located. Juries are typically used in civil cases involving significant monetary damages or complex legal issues.
The United States District Courts use juries.
Admiralty courts
the king that developed courts and juries was Louis iii The English king Ethelred the Unready was the first English king to set up a system of juries. Henry II of England in the 12th century ended trial by ordeal.
US District Courts.
US District Courts (trial courts) use juries as triers of fact. The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to a trial by jury in criminal cases; however, the defendant also has the option of requesting a bench trial where the judge takes the place of the jury.Appellate courts, such as the US Courts of Appeals Circuit Courts and the US Supreme Court, do not use juries because they are not triers of fact. Appellate courts only review cases to determine whether trials were conducted according to law and constitutional protections, in an attempt to ensure the party or parties in the case received a fair hearing.
In smuggling courts there was no juries just a judge.
Henry II
Admiralty courts
In smuggling courts there was no juries just a judge.