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*Jurisdiction
Includes subject matter jurisdiction -that is, the authority to hear a particular type of
case-and personal jurisdiction, or authority over the persons or entities involved.
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.
*Appellate Courts
Apellate courts review decisions of district courts. Appellate courts do not hear
evidence or try cases — they review the record of a case to decide if the trial court
made prejudicial error (an error that substantially affects the appellant's rights and
duties)
*Special Courts
Hear cases involving specialized topics, like taxes or military matters.
*District Courts
These are the federal court system's general trial courts where issues of fact are
determined. Each district court is located in a different geographic area within each
state, with all states having at least one district. Larger states, or more populated ones,
have multiple districts to divide up the area to be covered. Evidence and facts are
determined here.
U.S. Supreme Court
The highest tribunal in the land, composed of a Chief Justice and eight Associate
Justices.
*Original Jurisdiction: The Court is the first to hear the following:
• A case involving two states
• Cases in which the United States is a party
, • Cases in which aliens are parties
• Cases arising under a treaty between two or more nations
• Cases involving a violation of federal law
• Habeas Corpus (false imprisonment)
• Bankruptcy
• International trade
*How Cases Reach the Supreme Court
Writ of Certiorari: The most common method. A party petitions the Court to review a
case, usually due to important federal or constitutional issues
Original Jurisdiction (Appeal by Right): Some cases are automatically entitled to be
heard by the Supreme Court with no petitionning required • Example: Two states are in a
dispute over a boundary, so they file the case directly in the Supreme Court.
Also reach the Supreme Court from Appeals and Certification.
*Special Courts Cont.'d
• Have jurisdiction over cases that take place within an area of federal law.
• The U.S. Court of Federal Claims hears claims against the U.S.
• The U.S. Bankruptcy Courts hear and decide certain matters under the Federal
Bankruptcy Code, subject to review by the U.S.District Court.• The U.S. Tax Court hears
certain cases involving federal taxes.• The U.S. Court of International Trade hears cases
involving international trade and customs issues.• The U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit reviews decisions of the Court of Federal Claims, the Patent and
Trademark Office ,patent cases decided by U.S. District Courts, the United States Court
of International Trade, the Merit Systems Protection Board and the U.S. Court of
Veterans Appeals
State Courts
State Supreme Court: hears appeals from lower courts
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