BLBU 2234 Chapter 3: Civil Dispute Resolution
24 Jan 2019
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Judicial power of us vested in 1 supreme court and lower courts as congress establishes. District courts: most cases begin (general trial, appeal from judgment is sometimes taken directly to supreme court. Court of appeals: primarily hear appeals from district court in circuit, review decisions of administrative agencies. Supreme court: 9 justices (1 chief justice, 8 associate justices, appeal by right, writ of certiorari (lower court produce records of case tried, majority. Special courts: federal claims, tax, bankruptcy, appeals. Inferior trial courts: least serious criminal/civil matters: ex: municipal- justice of peace, traffic, preliminary hearings. Trial courts: hear all criminal cases other than minor offenses: formal records. Appellate courts: states last resort: supreme court of the state. Jurisdiction: power/authority of court to hear and decide a given case: subject matter, over parties to a lawsuit, court obtains jurisdiction of plaintiff when voluntarily submits to power by filing a complaint.
