1 / 8

North Carolina Judicial Branch

North Carolina Judicial Branch. Chapter 13 Section 3. Levels of Courts. 4 Levels of Courts District and Superior Courts are trial courts Appeals and Supreme Courts are appeals courts. NC District Courts. Criminal cases- misdemeanors (minor crimes) such as traffic disputes

vangie
Download Presentation

North Carolina 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. North Carolina Judicial Branch Chapter 13 Section 3

  2. Levels of Courts • 4 Levels of Courts • District and Superior Courts are trial courts • Appeals and Supreme Courts are appeals courts

  3. NC District Courts • Criminal cases- misdemeanors (minor crimes) such as traffic disputes • Civil cases- disputes involving less than $10,000 such as divorce • Judge decides verdict • Voters elect judges for 4 year terms • Judge must live in the district in which they serve

  4. NC Superior Courts • Criminal- felonies (major crimes) such as murder • Civil- disputes involving more than $10,000 • Jury decides verdict • Superior Court judges are elected and appointed by the governor

  5. NC Court of Appeals • Hears most cases appealed from District and Superior Courts • 3 judges hear a case • 2 of 3 must agree in order to reach a decision • Voters elect 15 judges for 8 year terms

  6. NC Supreme Court • Reviews cases from lower courts • Decide which cases they want to hear • Hears appeals of all death sentences • Interprets the state’s constitution and laws • 7 Justices • 1 Chief Justice • 6 Associate Justices • Majority must agree to reach a decision • Decision is final unless it violates the US Constitution • Voters elect Justices for an 8 year term

  7. Other Judicial Officers • Magistrate- at least 1 per county, issue search warrants, issue arrest warrants • District Attorney- represents the state in all criminal cases (always prosecutor) • Lawyer- represent defendants (always defense) • Public Defender- represent defendants if they can not afford a lawyer • Clerk of Court- 1 per county, establishing the validity of wills, conducting the sale of property to pay off owner’s debts (foreclosure)

More Related