Federal Court Type of Jurisdiction Number of Judges Who makes
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Federal Court Type of Jurisdiction Number of Judges US District Court • Original jurisdiction US Court of Appeals US Supreme Court! ! ! ! • 4 Justices must approve to put on docket Who makes final decision? Types of Decisions Decisions based on what? • 1 judge! • Jury Act as referee • • Guilty! • Not Guilty (with not guilty, jeopardy will attach which means no doublejeopardy) • Evidence! • Witnesses • Appellate Court • Panel of 3 judges! • No Jury • Judges • Uphold-Agree • Fair Trial with the lower court and you remain in jail.! • ReverseDisagree with the lower court and you go home. ! • Remand-Send case back to lower court • Appellate Jurisdiction! • Original Jurisdiction through Marbury Vs. Madison • 9 Justices! • 1 Chief Justice, 8 Associate Justices • Majority decision by Justices! • 6 must be present to hear a case • Uphold-Agree • Constitutional! with lower • Unconstitution court.! al! • Reverse• Disagree with the lower court.! • Remand-Send case back to the lower court State Court Type of Jurisdiction • District Court• Original Misdeameanor, jurisdiction Family Court, Traffic Court, etc.! • All decisions are final! Number of Judges Who makes final decision? Types of Decisions Decisions based on what? • District court-1! • District courtJudge! • Superior court-1 (Judge • Superior-Jury is to act as referee) • Guilty! • Evidence! Not Guilty • • Witnesses (with not guilty, jeopardy will attach which means no doublejeopardy) • Panel of 3 judges! • No Jury • Judges • UpholdAgree with the lower court and you remain in jail.! • ReverseDisagree with the lower court and you go home. ! • RemandSend case back to lower court • Fair Trial • Majority decision by Justices! • 6 must be present to hear a case • UpholdAgree with lower court.! • ReverseDisagree with the lower court.! • RemandSend case back to the lower court • Constitutional! • Unconstitutional! • Based on State Constitution! ! Superior CourtFelony, civil cases involving more than $20,000! ! Both are lowest level courts Court of Appeals • Appellate Court State Supreme Court • Appellate • 7 Justices! Jurisdiction!
