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Who determines the number of inferior courts?
Individual states create inferior courts.
What branch of government can determine the number of inferior courts?
It depends on the type of government. Some are strictly regulated by law some by the people in power
What is the phone number of the Bankhead Courts Branch Library in Atlanta?
The phone number of the Bankhead Courts Branch Library is: 404-699-8959.
What branch has control over size and number of the courts?
executive
What makes up the third branch of government?
The third branch of government is typically considered to be the judicial branch. The judicial branch is made up of the Supreme Court, the United States courts of appeals, and the United States district courts, and a number of other miscellaneous courts.
How is the judicial branch composed?
the supreme court and a number of lesser courts make up the judicial branch.
A states population determines the number of members in this legislative branch?
A state's population determines the number of members in the House of Representatives.
What branch of government has the power to create inferior or lower courts?
The Legislative branch (Congress) creates federal courts below the Supreme Court. Article III Courts (US District Courts, US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts, certain special subject matter courts) become part of the Judicial branch. All federal courts are part of the federal court system, but not all of them are part of the Judicial branch.
Can the Judicial Branch be changed?
Yes, Congress has the authority to change the structure and function of the Judicial Branch in any way not prohibited by the Constitution. For example, Congress can change the number of justices seated on the Supreme Court; can create or abolish courts inferior to (below) the Supreme Court; and can change the what cases a court can hear under appellate jurisdiction.
What article created the judicial branch?
Article Three of the Constitution. Section 1 of Article Three vests judicial power in a supreme court as well as inferior courts that Congress establishes as they see fit. Section 2 expounds on what type of power the federal courts hold and bestows on the courts the power of jurisdiction.
Who has the power to establish lower federal courts?
The Legislative Branch
Which branch of the federal government is responsible for establishing lower federal courts?
If you're on A+ the answer is Article IThe Legislative BranchBoth Article I, Section 8 and Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution assigned authority for creating the federal courts to Congress, or the Legislative branch. This allows Congress to establish Courts and tribunals that are part of the Judicial Branch (constitutional courts), as well as courts of limited jurisdiction that operate outside the Judicial Branch.Article III CourtsThe first time Congress exercised this responsibility was in the Judiciary Act of 1789, at which time they established 13 District and 3 Circuit Courts, fixed the number of Supreme Court justices at six, and created the office of Attorney General, among other things.Article III, Section 1:"The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behaviour, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services, a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office"The phrase "and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish" indicates the Framers intended Congress to have authority to create, dismantle, assign jurisdiction, vary court size, and make other unspecified changes at their discretion, unless the Constitution dictates otherwise.Current Article III CourtsUS District CourtsUS Court of International TradeUS Court of Appeals Circuit CourtsSupreme Court of the United StatesArticle I, Section 8:"[Congress shall have the power] [t]o constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court"Examples of Article I CourtsUS Court of Federal ClaimsUS Bankruptcy CourtUS Tax CourtUS Court of Appeals for the Armed Forceslegislativeee
