PS 3115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: En Banc, Subject-Matter Jurisdiction, United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit

• School: Oakland University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PS 3115
• Professor: Hartmus

Document Summary

Part i: chapter 2 notes continued from january 15th. Agrees with the outcome but not reasoning. Judiciary act of 1789 created three circuit courts. Now called the court of appeals since 1948. Today, there are 13 us courts of appeal. How to say the name of a court: us court of appeals for the first circuit . Set up by how states entered the union. An appellate court is a lawyer presenting to three judges to see if an error of law versus an error of fact was made. Ex. of error of law: looks for things like an illegal search. Not geographic, based on subject matter jurisdiction. Usually involves patents or copyright, but can also be administrative. Screen cases that may end up at the supreme court. Each regional circuit covers specific region and decisions apply in that region. Oral arguments are done in courts of appeal.