Chapter 9.2

U.S Court of Appealls

13 courts hand,ing 60,000 cases per year, no original jurisdiction.

U.S District Courts

94 courts handling 350,000 cases per year.

Appellate Courts

Court that generally reviews findings of law made by lower courts.

Trial Courts

Courts of original jurisdiction where cases begin.

Supreme Court

Hears 75-80 cases each term, 1-3% of cases are heard under original jurisdiction, 97-99% under appellate jurisdiction.

Stare Decisis

In court rulings, a reliance on past decisions or procedures to formulate decisions in new cases.

Criminal Law

System of law concerned with the punishment of those who committ crimes.

Civil Law

The system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs.

court of appeals

Which court hears cases from lower federal courts?

court of appeals

Which court hears cases that involve U.S regulatory commissions?

Supreme Court, original jurisdiction

Which court hears cases that involve a state and a citizen of another state?

district courts

Which court hears cases that involve admiralty or maritime disputes?

district courts

Which court hears cases that involve bankruptcy?

Supreme Court, appellate jurisdiction

Which court hears cases that involve cases from the U.S court of appeals ?

Supreme Court, appellate jurisdiction

Which court hears cases that involve cases from the highest stat courts?

District Courts

Which court hears cases that involve civil suits from citizens of different states if the amount at issue is more than $75,000?

district courts

Which court hears cases that involve civil suits under federal law?

Supreme Court, original jurisdiction

Which court hears cases that involve foreign ambassadors and other diplomats?

court of appeals

Which court hears cases that involve legislative courts, including the U.S court of federal claims and the U.S court of veteran claims?

Supreme Court, original jurisdiction

Which court hears cases that involve the United States and a State?

Supreme Court, appellate jurisdiction

Which court hears cases that involve the court of military appeals?

district courts

Which court hears cases that involve the federal government as a party?

Supreme Court, original jurisdiction

Which court hears cases that involve two or more states?

Brief

a document containing the legal written arguments in a case filed with a court by a party prior to a hearing or trial.

Precedent

a prior judicial decision that serves as a rule for settling subsequent cases of a similar nature.