BLAW 3201 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Federal Jurisdiction (United States), General Jurisdiction, Circuit City Corporation
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District courts- trial courts of general jurisdiction that can hear and decide most legal controversies in the federal system. Court of appeals- hears appeals from the district court and reviews orders of certain administrative agencies. checks for prejudicial error. The supreme court- nation"s highest court, whose principal function is to review decisions of the. Federal courts of appeals and the highest state courts. they come in two ways. Appeal by right- cases the court must hear should a party request the review. very rare and it has almost been eliminated by legislation enacted in 1988. Writ of certiorari- requires a lower court to produce the records of a case it has tried. almost all cases are chosen with this method but still it rarely occurs. Inferior trial courts- hear minor criminal cases, such as traffic offenses, and civil cases involving small amounts of money; conduct preliminary hearings in more serious criminal cases.
