Jurisdiction Vs. Supreme Court Case

When a case is first brought to court, the power of a court to hear it is called original jurisdiction. Original jurisdiction is exclusive. If a settlement cannot be reached by both parties involved, the Supreme Court is the only court with authority to take jurisdiction under the constitution (Bohn& Haley, 2012). Appellate jurisdiction differs from the original jurisdiction because it refers to the power of a court to hear appeals from the lower courts. Appellate courts have the ability to modify a lower court's decision (Bohn& Haley, 2012).
The difference between general jurisdiction and special jurisdiction is that courts of general jurisdiction hear cases of all kinds. Family matters, civil, and bankruptcy are examples of general cases