Types of Court
What is the Highest Court in America?
U.S. Supreme Court
Verdict in Court
Verdict is the outcome of the trial
Baliffś job
Security of the court room
What is the jury?
What is the Federal Courts of Appeal?
Appellate courts on the federal level
Court for people under the age of 16
Juvenile Court
Transcript meaning
Record of what went on at trial.
Clerkś job
Keeps summaries of the court actions in a transcript
The title given to the judges who sit on the Supreme Court and the state Supreme Court
What do the Probate Court do?
They are the ones who deal with wills and estates after death
What court do you get an appeal from
Appellate Court
What does litigate mean?
To allow a court to resolve your disputes
Mediatorś job
What is General Jurisdiction
the authority to hear almost any kind of case
What are Municipal Courts
City Courts to regulate city law
Highest Court in this state
The Connecticut Supreme Court
Special Jurisdiction
Hears only specific type of case
Arbitratorś job
To hold an informal hearing to determine what happened
Requirements for filing a small claims court case
Less than $5,000
Pay the fine
No attorney needed
Trial Courtś Purpose
First Court hearing to hear disputes
This Court deals with the U.S. Constitution
Federal Court
What is Writ of Certiorari
Delivers the case details to the Supreme Court
Court Journalist/Reporters
What is original jurisdiction
The original power to decide a case
What are state trial courts?
Trial Courts on the state level.