FIN 331 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit, United States Patent And Trademark Office, Federal Judiciary Of The United States
28 Apr 2016
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Two major court systems in u. s. - federal court system, state court system. Limited-jurisdiction trial courts - a court that hears matters of a specialized or limited nature. traffic courts, family law. General-jurisdiction trial courts - courts that hear cases of a general nature that are not within the jurisdiction of limited-jurisdiction trial court. Intermediate appellate court - a court that reviews court cases to find possible errors in their proceedings. Highest state court - the highest court in a state court system; it hears appeals from intermediate appellate state courts and certain trial courts. Special federal court system - us tax court; us court of federal claims; us. Court of international trade; us bankruptcy court; us court of appeals for the armed forces; U. s. district courts - federal (original) trial courts of general jurisdiction. U. s. courts of appeal - serve as intermediate courts of appeals. U. s. supreme courts - the highest court in the land.
