Children and Family Issues Is What They Hear
(a case involving an offender who is under the age of eighteen)
District courts hear cases on topics assigned to them by Congress, and federal courts hear cases regarding constitutional law and treaties.
State courts hear any and all cases having to do with the laws of their particular state which were passed by their state legislature. They do not hear cases involving the laws of other states nor do they hear Federal cases.
State courts may hear criminal cases, misdemeanors or civil cases such as landlord tenant issues that arise under state law.ADDED: The short, simple answer to the question is - state courts hears all matters having to do with violations of THEIR STATE'S constitution or laws as passed by their state's legislature. State courts do not hear Federal law cases nor do they hear cases having to do with the laws of other states.
A Court of Limited Jurisdiction is a court that only has authority to hear specific types of cases, usually with lower monetary limits or less severe offenses. These courts handle issues like traffic violations, small claims, and municipal ordinance violations. They do not have the authority to hear more complex or serious criminal and civil cases.
General trial courts have the jurisdiction and authority to hear any type of case. Criminal and civil cases are heard in general trial courts. A court of special jurisdiction only is empowered to hear special categories that may include family court.
Courts that hear cases involving young people are known as juvenile courts.
Misdemeanors and civil cases
STATE District Courts, hear ALL cases concerning violations of state law. FEDERAL District Courts hear all types of cases having to do with violation of federal law.
Law and legal issues
In Alabama, Circuit Courts have more general jurisdiction over all types of cases, while District Courts have more limited jurisdiction. Practically, this means that in criminal matters, Circuit Courts hear the more serious cases like felonies, while District Courts generally hear the misdemeanors and ordinance violations. For civil cases, Circuit Courts generally handle matters where the amount in dispute is over $10,000. Circuit Courts and District Courts share jurisdiction over cases where the amount in dispute is less than $10,000 but more than $3,000; District Courts almost always hear the cases where the amount in dispute is less than $3,000 (small claims). In juvenile matters, the courts share jurisdiction but will operate as separate juvenile courts and maintain separate dockets. Circuit courts almost always hear domestic relations cases. For more information on this question and questions like it, check out the linked Court Reference website. It has great explanations of the court structures in different states as well as thousands of useful court-related links.
District courts hear cases on topics assigned to them by Congress, and federal courts hear cases regarding constitutional law and treaties.
District courts hear cases on topics assigned to them by Congress, and federal courts hear cases regarding constitutional law and treaties.
Juvenile courts only hear cases with the person(s) being under the age of seventeen to eighteen, although, if the person(s) has done one of the seven deadly sins crimes, that particular person(s) can be tried as an adult.
Federal courts may hear civil cases or criminal cases.
State courts hear far more cases than federal courts.
The US District Courts hear approximately 80% of new federal cases; the US Court of International Trade and US Special Courts hear the remainder of the cases under original jurisdiction.
They hear cases that violate your US Constitutional rights.