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Civil & Criminal Procedure
Mark PollittAssociate Professor
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Federal Courts
• Supreme Court established by the Constitution
• Congress created lower courts• Two basic kinds of Federal Courts– General jurisdiction– Specialized (limited jurisdiction) Courts
• Two functions:– Trial Courts (courts of original jurisdiction)– Appellate Courts
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Hierarchy of Federal Courts
• U. S. District Court– District Court Judges– Magistrate Judges
• Circuit Court of Appeals– Panels– En Banc
• U. S. Supreme Court
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Other Federal Courts
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court• U.S. Court of Federal Claims• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces• U.S. Tax Court• U.S. Court for International Trade
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Civil Procedure
• FRCP– http://www.uscourts.gov/uscourts/RulesAndPolici
es/rules/2010%20Rules/Civil%20Procedure.pdf– http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/
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Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
• FRCrP– http://www.uscourts.gov/uscourts/RulesAndPolici
es/rules/2010%20Rules/Criminal%20Procedure.pdf
– http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcrmp
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It is important to remember:
• Courts have physical, legal, and geographical jurisdiction
• There are trial and appellate courts• Civil and criminal cases have similar processes,
but have different sets of rules• The vast majority of trials are state and local