1 / 9

The Judicial Branch

The Judicial Branch. Chapter 18. Part 3. Inferior Courts. US Supreme Court 100 cases a year. 8000 cases. Federal Courts of Appeals 55,000 cases a year. Federal District Courts 300,000 cases a year. 1. The District Courts. Created by the Judicial act of 1789.

mason-valencia
Download Presentation

The Judicial Branch

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Judicial Branch Chapter 18

  2. Part 3 Inferior Courts

  3. US Supreme Court 100 cases a year 8000 cases Federal Courts of Appeals 55,000 cases a year Federal District Courts 300,000 cases a year

  4. 1. The District Courts • Created by the Judicial act of 1789

  5. Federal Judicial Districts • 89 Federal Judicial Districts • Each state has at least 1 • A district may have several judges • Cases are heard by either 1 judge or a 3 judge panel • Original Jurisdiction over most federal cases • Both criminal and civil cases • If appealed it goes to the court of appeals for that judicial circuit

  6. 2. The Courts of Appeals • Created by Congress in 1891 • Used to relieve some of the burden on the Supreme Court (gatekeepers) • 12 courts of appeal • Judicial Circuits • 179 judges and a Supreme Court Justice is assigned to one of the circuits • 3 judge panel (sometimes all of them) • Decisions are final unless the Supreme Court decides to hear the case

  7. US Supreme Court US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces 12 US Courts of Appeals • 94 District Courts • Courts of DC • Territorial Courts • US Tax Courts • US Court of International Trade • US Court of Federal Claims • US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Military Courts Appeals from Highest State Courts

  8. Other Constitutional Courts • Court of International trade • 9 judges • Civil cases from tariffs and other trade issues • Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit • 12 judges • Nationwide jurisdiction

More Related