Tag: Structure

  • Appellate Courts

    Appellate Courts in the United States The appeals courts differ from trial courts in several ways, but the principal difference is functional. Trial courts are designed to deal with questions of fact. A trial jury may determine, for example, that an accused has been factually proven guilty of […]

  • Appellate Courts

    Appellate Courts in the United States The appeals courts differ from trial courts in several ways, but the principal difference is functional. Trial courts are designed to deal with questions of fact. A trial jury may determine, for example, that an accused has been factually proven guilty of […]

  • Trial Courts

    Trial Courts in the United States Trial Courts and the Federal Courts In the words of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts: The U.S. district courts are the primary trial courts of the federal court system. Within limits set by Congress and the Constitution, the district […]

  • Trial Courts

    Trial Courts in the United States Trial Courts and the Federal Courts In the words of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts: The U.S. district courts are the primary trial courts of the federal court system. Within limits set by Congress and the Constitution, the district […]

  • Supreme Court Resources

    United States Supreme Court Resources The United States Supreme Court The Supreme Court must exercise discretion in deciding which cases to hear, since more than 10,000 civil and criminal cases are filed in the Supreme Court each year from various State and Federal courts. Ultimately, […]

  • Supreme Court Resources

    United States Supreme Court Resources The United States Supreme Court The Supreme Court must exercise discretion in deciding which cases to hear, since more than 10,000 civil and criminal cases are filed in the Supreme Court each year from various State and Federal courts. Ultimately, […]

  • Structure of the Federal Courts

    Structure of the Federal Courts in the United States Introduction Federal District Courts A district court is the place where federal cases are heard. Each state has at least one district court. Some larger states are divided into two or more districts. In that case, each district has its […]