T HE J UDICIAL B RANCH Chapter 18. P ART 3 Inferior Courts.
-
Upload
gabriel-young -
Category
Documents
-
view
221 -
download
0
description
Transcript of T HE J UDICIAL B RANCH Chapter 18. P ART 3 Inferior Courts.
THE JUDICIAL BRANCHChapter 18
PART 3Inferior Courts
US Supreme Court
100 cases a year
8000cases
Federal Courts of Appeals
55,000 cases a year
Federal District Courts300,000 cases a year
1. THE DISTRICT COURTS Created by the Judicial act of 1789
FEDERAL JUDICIAL DISTRICTS 89 Federal Judicial Districts
Each state has at least 1A district may have several judges
Cases are heard by either 1 judge or a 3 judge panel
Original Jurisdiction over most federal cases Both criminal and civil cases
If appealed it goes to the court of appeals for that judicial circuit
2. THE COURTS OF APPEALS Created by Congress in 1891
Used to relieve some of the burden on the Supreme Court (gatekeepers)
12 courts of appeal Judicial Circuits
179 judges and a Supreme Court Justice is assigned to one of the circuits3 judge panel (sometimes all of them)
Decisions are final unless the Supreme Court decides to hear the case
US Supreme Court
US Court of Appeals for the Armed
Forces
12 US Courts of Appeals
US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Military Courts
• 94 District Courts
• Courts of DC•Territorial Courts• US Tax Courts
Appeals from
Highest State Courts
• US Court of International Trade• US Court of Federal Claims• US Court of
Appeals for Veterans Claims
OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL COURTSCourt of International trade
9 judges Civil cases from tariffs and other
trade issues Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit12 judges Nationwide jurisdiction