Jurisdiction: Federal Court vs. State Court Systems

What is Jurisdiction?

• authority of a court to hear a wide range of cases, both civil and criminal

• division of two separate court systems, federal and state; federal courts have limited jurisdiction over state courts

• the authority of a court to hear and decide cases within an area of the law or a geographical territory

• the authority of the court to hear a particular type of case, depending on the nature of the claim or controversy

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• a court to hear a wide range of cases, both civil and criminal

• court restricted to hear only certain types of cases; also called special jurisdiction

• court to hear certain cases dependent on geographic boundaries

• o hear and render a verdict on a case

refers to the first court to hear and render a verdict on a case

• Original Jurisdiction

• Subject Matter Jurisdiction

• Exclusive jurisdiction

• a federal court’s power to hear cases that involve the US Constitution, government, or federal laws,

the final court to hear appeals, whether through the state court system or, ultimately, the US Supreme Court

• Diversity jurisdiction

• Courts of last resort

• Concurrent Jurisdiction

• Original jurisdiction

Concurrent jurisdiction means that

• more than one court has the authority to rule over one case

• a federal court’s power to hear cases that involve the US Constitution, government, or federal laws, or cases between states or the US and foreign governments

• a federal court’s power to hear cases that involve citizens of differing states or between US citizens and citizens of another country; monetary damages must be in excess of $75,000

• the final court to hear appeals, whether through the state court system or, ultimately, the US Supreme Court

What is the dual court system?

• division of two separate court systems, federal and state;

• the authority of a court to hear and decide cases within an area of the law or a geographical territory

• the authority of the court to hear a particular type of case, depending on the nature of the claim or controversy

• authority of a court to hear a wide range of cases, both civil and criminal

An appellate court is where the

• first trial is heard

• appeal is heard

• Supreme Court hears the case

• the case waits to be assigned to a court

The highest court in the federal court system is

• District Court

• Supreme Court

• Court of Appeals

• trial court

How many Supreme Courts are in the federal court system?

• 3

• 1

• 2

• 4

The federal court system handles

• civil and corporate cases

• civil and criminal cases

• criminal and corporate cases