Courts Jurisdiction
Subject Matter Jurisdiction
NYS Court Structure
Federal Court Structure
Miscellaneous
100
The number of basic types of jurisdiction.
What is two
100
The authority of a court to hear a certain type of case
What is Subject matter jurisdiction
100
The highest court in NY state
What is NY state court of appeals
100
The highest court in the land
What is the US Supreme Court
100
The proper name for "Brooklyn"
What is "Kings County"
200
The Court that hears the case first
What is Original Jurisdiction
200
A court that has subject matter jurisdiction over a particular cause of action only if there is a law specifically granting subject matter jurisdiction
What is Limited Matter Jurisdiction?
200
An appeal from the Suffolk county district court is first hear
What is Appellate Term, 2nd Department
200
The main trial court in the federal system
What is the United States District Court
200
The courts in counties outside of NYC.
What is County Courts?
300
A claim over $75,000 has the Jurisdiction to be heard in this Court system.
What is the Federal Court System?
300
The only court that may grant judgement of divorce
What is NYS Supreme Court?
300
Westchester county city court would be appealed in this court
What is NYS Civil Court?
300
94 is the number of the
What is the number of districts in the United States including portions that are not states
300
A statute that allows for a state court to obtain personal jurisdiction over an out of state defendant.
What is Long Arm Statute?
400
The Courts' power to adjudicate matters directed against a party.
What is In Personam Jurisdiction?
400
A person seeking to adopt has a choice of bringing the action in the NYS Supreme Court, Family Court, and Surrogate Court
What is Concurrent Jurisdiction?
400
Lawsuit in Surrogate Court, Richmond County is appealed
What is NYS Appellate Division, 2nd department
400
Case is first heard also includes District Courts, Tax Court, Court of Claims,
What is Trial courts
400
The main statute used in civil litigation.
What is CPLR?
500
John lives in New York and owns Property in Vermont. Hillary and John get in a car accident in Vermont, Hillary lives in Vermont. Hillary sues John but John refuses to return to Vermont for Court. The court has what Jurisdiction over Johns property in order to pay Hillary?
What is Qausi In Rem Jurisdiction?
500
the "thing" in dispute is within the jurisdiction of the court
What is In Rem Jurisdiction?
500
The NY court that has jurisdictional limit up to 5 thousand
What is NY Small Claims Court
500
Known as the The Court of Appeals
What is the highest courts name in New York
500
The use of the government and its courts to settle a dispute about a private matter.
What is Civil procedure?
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