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45 Cards in this Set
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How was the court system established? |
Article 5 (Judiciary System) |
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What is Appeallate Jurisdiction? |
They can only take a case if it has been appealed to them |
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What jurisdiction does the District Courts have? |
Original Jurisdiction |
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What type of jurisdiction does the Court of Appellate have? |
Concurrent jurisdiction over civil and criminal courts |
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How old must the judges of the Court of Appellate have to be? |
35 but no older than 74; liscensed attorney w/ at least 10 yrs experience |
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What term do judges in the Court of Appellate serve? |
6 years w/ $137,000/yr as their salary |
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How many justices does the TX Supreme Court & TX Criminal Court of Appeal have? |
9 after a statewide election |
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What's the salary for the TX Supreme Court & the TX Criminal Court of Appellate? |
$152,000 after a statewide election |
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What are some qualifications of the judges from the County Court? |
Must be informed about the Texas Law, with no law degree required |
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What are some qualifications of the judges for the Probate County Court? |
Salary varies up to $50,000/yr ; election is county wide, must be at least 25 & be a liscensed attorney w/ 4 yrs experience and have a 2 yr residency in that county |
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What are some qualifications of the judges from the District Court? |
Must be 25 but no older than 74 w/ 4 yrs experience. Be a liscensed attorney & have a 2 yr residency in that county. Serve 4 years in office making $125,000/yr after a district wide election |
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What is the job of the district court? |
Have jurisdiction of over both criminal & civil cases most of the time. Few district courts have criminal criminal jurisdiction, but each court can have jurisdiction over more than one county |
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What are some qualifications of the judges from the Court of Appeallate? |
14 courts total, each has a chief of justice. Be at least 35 years of age no older than 74. Liscensed attorney w/ 10 yrs experience. Serves 6 yr term making $137,000/ yr after a district wide election |
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What is the job of the Court of Appeallates? |
Has concurrent jurisdiction over civil & criminal cases. No jurisdiction over DNA forensic testing |
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What are some qualifications of the TX Supreme Court & the Tx Criminal Court of Appeals? |
They have 9 justices. Make $152,000/yr after a statewide election |
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What political party did most justices belong to? |
Republican |
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What does the Tx Supreme Court & Tx Criminal Court of Appeal do for the U.S. Constitution? |
Interpret the Texas Constitution for judges as needed |
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Where else can cases be appealed to? |
A federal court |
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What are the procedures that are to be taken before you file a claim called? |
Procedural Laws |
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What are the procedures that are to be taken after you file a claim called? |
Substantavist Laws |
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What is the Texas Rule of Sued Procedures? |
The defendant must be aware they are being sued by being served papers. The defendant must respond within 10 days. |
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What is Illegal Service for people pertain to? |
6th amendment. It also provides attorneys to those who can't afford it |
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Who is the person that files a claim, or complaint? |
The plaintiff |
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Who is the person being sued? |
The defendant |
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In a criminal case who is the plaintiff? |
The government |
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What is jurisdiction? |
The authority given to the court to preside over a case |
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What is the amount of money the JP Court has jurisdiction over? |
$0.01 - $10k |
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What is the amount of money the County Court has jurisdiction over? |
$0.01 - $100k |
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What is concurrent jurisdiction? |
When you're sharing civil and criminal jurisdiction |
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What categories are felonies divided into? |
3 categories, which are 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree felonies |
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What categories are misdemeanors divided into? |
A, B, and C categories |
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What is subject matter jurisdiction? |
Court has to have the authority to hear a case on that particular subject |
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What is Personal jurisdiction? |
No courts in Texas have this jurisdiction if the defendant lives in another state or is not affiliated with Texas |
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What does a court have to have before they can take a case? |
Subject matter and personal jurisdiction |
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What is a venue? |
A Proper place in the area the cause of action happened |
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What does standing mean? |
Whoever is involved in the incident and suffered damages |
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What does RIP mean? |
The case isn't ready to be taken to court |
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What does Moot mean? |
The case is over, because you've already gotten what you wanted |
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What types do we have here in Texas? |
Federal and State government in Texas |
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Who establishes the state governments? |
Local government |
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How many local governments have we had in Texas since 2007? |
4,835 |
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How many general purpose governments do we have in Texas? |
1,462 which includes 254 county governments; 1,209 municipal governments; 3,373 special districts that provide help, water, and police services |
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How many municipal governments do we have? |
1,209 |
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How many special district governments do we have ? |
3,373 |
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How many municipal governments do we have? |
1,209 |