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19 Cards in this Set
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Appellate Briefs |
written arguments on the issues of law submitted by opposing attorneys |
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Appellate Court |
reviews decisions of lower courts to determine if a significant error of law was made during trail |
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Arbitrator |
independent third party who develops s binding and enforceable resolution to a dispute |
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Associate Circuit Courts |
court that hears minor criminal cases, state traffic offenses, and lawsuits involving amounts of no more than $25,000 |
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Court |
governmental forum that administers justice under the law |
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Court of Record |
accurate, detailed report of what went on at trail |
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General Jurisdiction |
court that can hear almost any kind of case |
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Justice |
title of a judge on the state supreme court or federal supreme court |
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Juveniles |
individuals over 13 and under 18 years of 18 who have special status under the criminal law |
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Litigate |
to resolve disputes in court |
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Mediator |
independent third party who tries to develop a non-binding solution acceptable to both sides of a dispute |
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Municipal Courts |
city courts, usually divided into traffic and criminal divisions |
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Original Jurisdiction |
power to hear the case in full for the first time |
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Probate Courts |
administers wills and estates |
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Small Claims Courts |
minor individual suits; handles disputes in which small amounts, generally $2,500 or less, are involved |
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Special Jurisdiction |
court that hears only one specific type of case |
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Transcript |
a verbatim record of what happened or was said at trial |
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Trial Court |
first court to hear a dispute |
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Writ of Certiorari |
order to a lower court to produce the record of a case for the supreme court to review |
