A review of lower court proceedings by a higher court.
What is a appeal ?
100
Justice or Municipal Courts
With what does the Structure of the State Court System begin with ?
100
Also called "U.S. District Courts"
What is another name for Trial Courts ?
100
Has a function of final ruling and lower courts follow the ruling.
What is the function of the U.S Supreme Court ?
100
13 courts (1 for each of the original states)
What did the Judiciary Act of 1789 establish ?
200
The authority of a court to hear and decide cases within an area of the law or a geographical territory.
What is a jurisdiction ?
200
Texas Supreme Court or the Court of Criminal Appeals
With what does the Structure of the State Court System end with
200
Highest court in the U.S..
What position does the U.S. Supreme Court hold in the U.S. ?
200
They hear both criminal and civil cases.
What is the function of Trial courts ?
200
1836
When was the Texas Supreme Court established ?
300
Originally 6 and now they're 9.
What is the original number of the justices the Supreme Court had, and how many are there now ?
300
Criminal and civil cases
What do the Court of Appeals deal with ?
300
9 justices
What does the U.S. Supreme Court consists of ?
300
Try class A misdemeanors and petty offences.
What is function of the Magistrate Courts ?
300
Supreme Court was restructured.
What happened in 1845 ?
400
10-25
What is the code to meet an officer ?
400
They both deal with crimes punishable by fine only.
What is something the Justice Courts and Municipal Courts have in common ?
400
Article III of the U.S. Constitution
What established the Federal Court System ?
400
Legally meditates for lawsuits between states and between the U.S. and foreign countries.
What is another function of the Supreme Court ?
400
Court of Appeals was created to deal with criminal cases.
What happened in 1876 ?
500
This code is for a mental subject.
What is 10-96 ?
500
These courts deal with felony cases.
What cases do the District courts deal with ?
500
Magistrate courts in 1968
What did the Judiciary Act create ? and what year was this ?
500
The function was to hear appeals from U.S. District Courts and it takes case when they deny a fair trial or the law they were convicted under was unconstitutional.
What is function of the Court of Appeals and when does it take a case ?
500
The Court of Civil Appeals was renamed Courts of Appeals.