CCJ 3024 Study Guide - Final Guide: Misdemeanor, Prison Gang, Attica Prison Riot

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Sociology, Criminology and Law - Criminology
• Course: CCJ 3024
• Professor: Yeung Jeom Lee

Document Summary

Court: an institution that the government sets up to settle disputes through a legal process. Adjudication: to hear and settle a case by judicial procedure jurisdiction: the persons over whom a court has power and the subject matter over which a court can make a legally binding decision. 3 circuit courts; and 13 district courts federal courts. Federal courts only hear cases in which the united states is a party. Some examples: cases involving violations of the u. s. constitution or a law passed by congress, cases involving citizens of different states, and some special types of cases. 94 us district courts, which are the trial courts for the federal judicial system. Majority of federal courts cases are civil cases. Courts outside the judicial branch of government. The u. s. tax court court of appeals (how many are they?) Appeals decisions handed down by the u. s district courts in the circuit.