LAW 3220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Judicial Immunity
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State court: us has states- every state has its own court (state court, the whole us has a federal court system (federal court, this is called a dual court system, courts are pretty similar, supreme court. Can also see errors in the law and change the law. Appellate: appellate court- deal with issues of law. Everyone can appeal to this court from the trial court: lowest court of both is the trial court/court of original jurisdiction. The judge judy court- the factual basis of claims is decided on. Did the person stay in the hallway at the er for too long and is that what killed them. The judge- deals with the legal issues looks for the law that"s relevant for the jury. Determine the relevant facts and the outcome. There"s a plaintiff and a defendant: circuit court- the trial court for winchester where the trial court would be for boston, start at the trial court, judges serve fixed terms.
