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The Judicial Branch

Lower Federal Courts

• 2 Basic Types– Constitutional Federal Courts– Legislative Federal Courts

• Constitutional Courts– Federal District Courts– Federal Courts of Appeals– United States Court of International

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Page 3: The Judicial Branch Lower Federal Courts. 2 Basic Types –C–Constitutional Federal Courts –L–Legislative Federal Courts Constitutional Courts –F–Federal

• Created in 1789• 94 districts exist today• Trial courts for both criminal & civil federal

cases• Workhorse of federal judiciary• Jurisdiction

– Issues of federal statutory or constitutional law– Some cases involving citizens of different

states

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• 2 Types of Juries in Criminal Cases– Grand Jury (16-23 people)

• Hears charges• Decides if there will be a trial (indictment)

or if the charges are dropped

– Petit Jury or Trial Jury (6-12 people)• Weigh evidence• Criminal (guilt or not guilty)• Civil (plaintiff or defendant)

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Page 6: The Judicial Branch Lower Federal Courts. 2 Basic Types –C–Constitutional Federal Courts –L–Legislative Federal Courts Constitutional Courts –F–Federal

• U.S. Attorney– Prosecute criminals & represent the U.S.

in civil suits

• U.S. Magistrate– Issue warrants & decide if a case should

go to the grand jury

• Bankruptcy Judge– Bankruptcy cases

• U.S. Marshals– Makes arrests, securing jurors, & keep

order

• Deputy clerks, bailiffs, & stenographer help the clerk

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• Created in 1891• Ease the workload of the Supreme

Court• 13 of them• 12 (1 in each district) & a special one

with national jurisdiction• Heard by a panel of 3 judges or

sometimes all of them

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•3 options–Stick with the original decision

–Reverse the original decision

–Send it back to have the case tried again

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•Used to be called the U.S. Customs Court

• Jurisdiction: cases dealing with tariffs

•Based in New York City but it’s a national court

•Also hear cases in port cities (New Orleans & San Francisco)

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