HIST-UA 180 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit, United States Territorial Court, International Trade
31 Aug 2016
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Constitutional courts- courts established by congress under article iii of constitution, inc. federal district courts, federal courts of appeals, us court of international trade. Federal district courts- serve as trial courts 94 district courts in total, each state has at least one and ny, ca, tx have 4. Trial courts for both criminal and civil federal cases. Grand jury- 16-23 people- hears charges against person and determines whether person should be brought to trial- issues indictment (formal accusation). Petit jury- 6-12 people- weighs evidence in criminal/civil cases. Civil- rules for either plaintiff (sue-er) or defendant (sued). Parties in civil case can choose to be tried by a judge or panel of 3 judges instead of jury. Officers of the court- each district has a us attorney to represent us in civil suits brought against gov"t and to prosecute people charged with federal crimes.
