Tag: Judicial Process

  • Adversarial System

    Adversarial System in the United States An Adversarial System and the Federal Courts In the words of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts: The litigation process in U.S. courts is referred to as an adversarial system because it relies on the litigants to present their dispute […]

  • Adversarial System

    Adversarial System in the United States An Adversarial System and the Federal Courts In the words of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts: The litigation process in U.S. courts is referred to as an adversarial system because it relies on the litigants to present their dispute […]

  • Appeals Process

    Appeals Process in the United States The Appeals Process and the Federal Courts In the words of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts: The losing party in a decision by a trial court in the federal system normally is entitled to appeal the decision to a federal court of […]

  • Appeals Process

    Appeals Process in the United States The Appeals Process and the Federal Courts In the words of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts: The losing party in a decision by a trial court in the federal system normally is entitled to appeal the decision to a federal court of […]

  • Criminal Cases

    Criminal Cases in the United States Criminal cases can be divided into at least three categories. The most serious criminal cases are felonies. Most states and the federal government define felonies as crimes for which a prison sentence of at least one year could result. Misdemeanors, on the […]

  • Jury Selection Procedures

    Jury Selection Procedures in the United States Jury Selection Procedures and the Federal Courts In the words of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts: Potential jurors are selected from any source that will yield a representative sample of the judicial district’s population. […]

  • Procedural Rules for Conducting Litigation

    Procedural Rules for Conducting Litigation in the United States Procedural Rules for Conducting Litigation and the Federal Courts In the words of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts: There are federal rules of evidence and procedural rules governing civil, criminal, […]

  • Costs of Litigation

    Costs of Litigation in the United States Fees and the Costs of Litigation and the Federal Courts In the words of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts: Another characteristic of the American judicial system is that litigants typically pay their own court and attorneys’ fees […]

  • Costs of Litigation

    Costs of Litigation in the United States Fees and the Costs of Litigation and the Federal Courts In the words of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts: Another characteristic of the American judicial system is that litigants typically pay their own court and attorneys’ fees […]

  • Civil Cases

    Civil Cases in the United States Civil cases differ in several key respects from criminal cases. First, there is no governmental party that plays a role comparable to that of a prosecutor. As a result, the plaintiff or initiating party in a civil case exercises substantial control over a case. […]

  • Civil Cases

    Civil Cases in the United States Civil cases differ in several key respects from criminal cases. First, there is no governmental party that plays a role comparable to that of a prosecutor. As a result, the plaintiff or initiating party in a civil case exercises substantial control over a case. […]

  • Jury Service

    Jury Service in the United States Jury Service as a Political Right United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled JURY SERVICE AS A POLITICAL RIGHTIn his article in this encyclopedia on jury discrimination, James Boyd White […]

  • Jury Service

    Jury Service in the United States Jury Service as a Political Right United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled JURY SERVICE AS A POLITICAL RIGHTIn his article in this encyclopedia on jury discrimination, James Boyd White […]

  • Bankruptcy Cases

    Bankruptcy Cases in the United States Bankruptcy Cases and the Federal Courts In the words of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts: Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over bankruptcy cases. This means a bankruptcy case may not be filed in a state court. The primary […]

  • Federal Judicial Process

    Federal Judicial Process in the United States Introduction Article III of the Constitution of the United States guarantees that every person accused of wrongdoing has the right to a fair trial before a competent judge and a jury of one’s peers. The Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments to […]