Courts of limited jurisdiction - answer✔The lowest-level court in a state's judicial system that
only hears particular kinds of cases involving small claims, traffic violations, and probate cases.
Small Claims Court - answer✔A special court in which parties can litigate small monetary
disputes without an attorney. Transcript isn't made, and appeals are made to trials court as if it
is a do-over.
Trial courts - answer✔Where most cases get started in the state court system. Differ from
courts of limited jurisdiction in 2 important ways:
-No limit to what they can hear
-Is a court of record.
Typically every county in each state has one of these courts, and may be called circuit, county
or superior courts. May have criminal vs. civil distinctions however.
Appeals Court - answer✔A court that reviews decisions made in lower district courts. Generally
only decide legal questions. Some states only have one level of this type, others have 2. Final
level in the state is usually called the State Supreme Court.
There is NO NEW EVIDENCE presented, just a review to see if the decision in the trial court was
correct.
Jurisdiction and venue - answer✔In order for a court to hear a case, they need these two
things.
Venue - answer✔A requirement distinct from jurisdiction that the court be geographically
situated so that it is the most appropriate and convenient court to try the case for the
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