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Court Jurisdiction
Subject Matter Jurisdiction
New York State Court Structure
Federal Court Structure
Miscellanous
100
This one word defines Jurisdiction.
What is Authority?
100
A PIN'S case can only be filled in this court.
What is Family Court?
100
What is the highest court in the state of New York
What is the New York State of Appeals?
100
In the federal system this is the main trial court.
What is the United States District Court?
100
Who are the parties that is apart of a trial ?
Who are the judge, lawyers, and jury.
200
Family Court and surrogates court share this type of Jurisdiction, over adoptions and guardianship.
What is concurrent Jurisdiction?
200
They are referred to as Justice Court.
What is Town, Village and City Courts?
200
This type of court only handles lawsuits of $25,000 and over.
What is New York Supreme Court?
200
Matters involving any type of federal law
What is original jursidiction ?
200
Name the courts of jurisdiction?
What is Family Court, Surrogate Court, Supreme Court, and Court of Claims.
300
What two types of jurisdiction do Family Court, Surrogates Court, and Court of claims have in common?
What is Limited and Original Jurisdiction
300
Can transfer a case down to a court with jurisdiction, but cannot transfer up.
What is New York state supreme court?
300
A man dies due to a construction accident, and the family decides to sue the state of New York, this court will hear the case.
What is The New York State, Court of Claims?
300
How many U.S Supreme courts are there
what is 1.
300
Statues such as the Civil Practice Law amd Rules of New York State, are essentially modified of which law?
What is the Common Law.
400
Michael Jackson is eating a bag of Doritos, when a 'fan' comes up to him, and hands him a pen and folder. Just as he is about to give his autograph the fan runs off and he realizes the folder contains a summons/notice. Two weeks later, Michael does not appear in court, he has waived this.
What is Personam/Personal Jurisdiction?
400
Judges in this Court are appointed by the governor of terms of 9 years
What is courts of claim?
400
Mary wants her ex-husband Adam to pay child support, and spousal support. Mary lives in Kings County and Adam lives in Queens County. To file her case she would need to go to this court
What is The Kings County, Family Court?
400
Failure to accommodate cases in the U.S District court
What is Federal Court ?
400
Which court have rare circumstances where they may hear in other departments?
What is NYS State Supreme Court, Appellate Division.
500
This type of Jurisdiction makes in rem jurisdiction unnecessary.
What is long Arm Jurisdiction?
500
This court have authority to hear appeal from courts of original jurisdiction in any counties within its Department.
What is New York state supreme court, Appellate Division?
500
Lorraine and Daniel died in a car accident in Suffolk county. They left behind 3 kids ages 2,7,and 10. Aunt Sarah wants to adopt them in THIS court.
What is the Suffolk County, Surrogate Court?
500
Plaintiffs Anthony and Alisa lives in Virginia and Vermont. There was an altercation with Andrea, John, and Steven, who live in different states.
What is Federal court?
500
The intermediate appellate court for the federal system is called blank.
What is the United States of Appeals.