Court Appeals

Highest court in Virginia with justices, appellate (court of final appeal in VA) and limited original jurisdiction

• Court of Appeals of Virginia

• Virginia Supreme Court

• General District Court

• Circuit Court

Highest court in Virginia with justices and no jury.

• Court of Appeals of Virginia

• Virginia Supreme Court

• General District Court

• Circuit Court

What order would a case go through in the Florida court system? Starting at the bottom to the top:

• Circuit Court

  County Court

  District Court of Appeals

  Supreme Court

• County Court

  Circuit Court

  District Court of Appeals

  Supreme Court

• Supreme Court

  County Court

  Circuit Court

  District Court of Appeals

• District Court of Appeals

  County Court

  Circuit Court

  Supreme Court

This is issued when a higher level court agrees to hear an appeal of an inferior court’s decision, and is needed for a case to be heard by the US Supreme Court.

• statute

• habeas corpus

• writ of certiorari

• judicial review

An appellate court listens to a case from a trial court to determine if there were mistakes/errors.

• True

• Faslse

What is the primary function of a court of appeals?

• To conduct trials

• To review decisions of lower courts

• To enforce laws

• To create laws

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of appellate courts?

• They review lower court decisions

• They conduct jury trials

• They interpret laws

• They ensure legal procedures were followed

In the United States, how many federal courts of appeals are there?

• 9

• 11

• 13

• 15

What is the role of an appellate judge?

• To present new evidence

• To determine the facts of a case

• To review the application of law

• To sentence defendants

Which court is directly below the Supreme Court in the federal court system?

• District Court

• Court of Appeals

• Circuit Court

• Magistrate Court