Federal Court System
By: Kaitlyn Williamson
U.S District Courts
- This is where trials are held and law suits are made
- District courts have Original Jurisdiction they the authority to hear a case for the first time
- Each state has at least 1 district court
U.S Court of Appeals
- People who lose in the district court usually come here
- This court has Appellate Jurisdiction they have the authority to hear a case appealed from a lower court
- Each of the 12 Appeals Court cover a certain geographic which is called a circuit
The Thirteenth Appeals Court
- This is the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- They have Nationwide Jurisdiction
- Judges of any Appeals court decide whether to uphold, reverse, or remand the cases.