Business Law - State Courts

Lower courts that hear minor criminal cases and lawsuits that usually involve less than $25,000

• associate circuit courts

• federal trial courts

• municipal courts

• small claims courts

Juvenile courts emphasize punishment rather an rehabilitation.

• True

• False

Associate circuit courts are also called

• state courts

• county courts

• city courts

• federal courts

These type of courts usually handle cases involving less than $20,000 in Texas and do not require a lawyer.

• County courts

• Small claims courts

• justice courts

• city courts

A court of record keeps an exact account of what goes on at a trial.

• True

• False

This type of court hears cases involving young people between the ages of 13 and 18.

• baby court

• teenager court

• juvenile court

• probate court

A judge who sits on a state supreme court is referred to as a

• king

• judge

• honorary

• justice

A type of court that administer wills and estates.

• probate court

• juvenile court

• actuary court

• planning court

A court that administrators a city's ordinances is a

• county court

• municipal court

• state court

• federal court

If you are appearing in a Small Claim Courts, you must have a lawyer to represent you.

• True

• False