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Section 1.2. The Court System and Trial Procedures. Section 1.2 The Court System and Trial Procedures. The United States has two major court systems: the federal and the state courts. The power a court has to hear a case and make a judgment is called jurisdiction. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Section 1.2
The Court System and Trial Procedures
Section 1.2 The Court System and Trial Procedures
The United States has two major court systems: the federal and the state courts.
The power a court has to hear a case and make a judgment is called jurisdiction.
Section 1.2 The Court System and Trial Procedures
The federal court system consists of:
district courts
appellate courts
special U.S. courts
the Supreme Court
Section 1.2 The Court System and Trial Procedures
Most state court systems consist of:
local trial courts
general trial courts
special courts, such as juvenile courts
intermediate appellate courts
state supreme courts
Section 1.2 The Court System and Trial Procedures
An appellate court is not a trial court, but reviews the decision of a lower court.
Section 1.2 The Court System and Trial Procedures
Section 1.2 The Court System and Trial Procedures
Federal Court System
ONE United States Supreme Court
United States Courts of Appeals
13 circuit courts(11 numbered circuits, a DC circuit, and a Federal circuit)
Federal District Courts
94 district courts
Section 1.2 The Court System and Trial Procedures
Supreme Court - The highest court in the United States!
Roberts Court, 2010: Back row (left to right): Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen G. Breyer, Samuel A. Alito, and Elena Kagan. Front row (left to right): Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Section 1.2 The Court System and Trial Procedures
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th DC FED
ME CT DE MD LA KY IL AR AK CO AL DC FED
MA NY NJ SC MS OH IN IA AZ KS GA
NH VT PA NC TX MI WI MN CA NM FL
RI VA TE MO HI OK
WV NE ID UT
ND MT WY
SD NV
OR
WA
St. Louis, Missouri
Section 1.2 The Court System and Trial Procedures
4 Federal district courts
Section 1.2 The Court System and Trial Procedures
Civil cases are brought by one individual against another.
Criminal cases are brought by the government for offenses committed against the public.