The United States Supreme Court is the uppermost federal court on the earth that offers lifetime tenure to a selected few. Justices John G. Roberts, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor are currently serving out their lifetime tenures and shaping the landscape of America with their decisions with various cases. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Chief Justice John G. Roberts born on January 25, 1955 attended Harvard College and soon Harvard Law. At Harvard, Roberts became the managing editor of the newsletter.…
The U.S. Supreme Court is the highest federal court in America. The court consists of The Chief Justice of the U.S. with eight associate judges all nominated by the President of the U.S. They evaluate laws according to and try cases pertaining to the Constitution. The hierarchy under the U.S. Supreme Court is Appellate Courts, Trial Courts, and Federal Courts and boards outside of the Judicial Branch. The Supreme Court rules whether or not it is permitted under the Constitution.…
Our Federal Court system is primarily composed of three high power jurisdictions that operate much differently than that of the state courts. Federal Courts consist of federal district courts, United States courts of appeal, and the Supreme Court of the United States; however, these courts have limitations in cases that solely focus on the Constitution and federal law. Federal district courts are considered general trial courts that consist of over six hundred and seventy-five district court judges nationwide, and they have ranked the lowest courts out of the entire federal court system. United States courts of appeal, however, are ranked second in the system and are composed of six judges on the first circuit and can reach up to twenty-nine…
It has many courts but its highest court is the Supreme Court. It decides whether something is unconstitutional or constitutional. The Supreme Court is made up of nine justices or judges, eight are associate justices and one is the Chief Justice. The judges are chosen/appointed by the president but they have to be approved by the Senate. The Chief Justice also swears the president into office.…
he Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court within the hierarchy of the country’s federal courts. The Court was established in accordance to Article III of the United States Constitution. The Supreme Court consists of nine total members, all of whom are nominated by the President at the time, and approved by the Senate. All nine members of the Supreme Court serve their term for life, only leaving when they retire, resign, or are impeached.…
Sometimes in the United States legal system there are flaws that are glossed over in favor of convenience. This system has been supported by the fact that the legal system is recognized for quantity of cases that it solves rather than the quality of the cases. The average American citizen is actually the main cause for these flaws due to their lack of understanding of the legal system as a whole. Unless a case is particularly devastating the average citizen won’t even hear about it, but will instead continue to praise the legal system because they feel that is working well without any first-hand knowledge of whether this information is true or not. This practice almost encourages the United States legal system to quickly spit out cases that may not be carried out well, but encourage that sense of safety, thus creating flaws in the system.…
The type of court structure we have in the United States is a dual court system. This means that every state has its own judicial system, that’s separate from the federal system, which is the same for every state. The state court includes trial courts of Limited Jurisdiction, Trial Court of General Jurisdiction, Intermediate Courts of Appeals, and the Appellate Court for a last resort. The Federal Court System includes District COurts, Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the Supreme COurt of the United States.…
The United States Constitution affords defendants the right to a trial by an impartial jury through the Sixth Amendment (Hall, 2015). The selection of the jury is a precursor stage for all jury trials, in this stage, the counsel for the defense as well as the counsel for the prosecution have the right to request the dismissal of a potential juror commonly referred to as voir dire. In the instance where there is a specific reason, a potential juror is to be dismissed it is called a challenge for cause. Conversely, in the instance where a there is no supported reason an attorney may use what is called a peremptory challenge to dismiss a potential juror. The main difference in the two challenges is the reasoning.…
This branch contains the federal courts, the supreme court and the nine supreme court justices. The judicials job is to examine cases that come in relation to citizens rights and make decisions based on how the constitution is best interpreted. They decide how to interpret and apply law as well as being the decision maker to call a law out for being unconstitutional. The supreme court justices are nominated by the president and approved by the legislative by at least 51 votes. This is an example of one of the checks and balances of the system.…
(“The Judicial Branch." ) It’s general responsibility is to, review and interpret laws, and has the sole power to declare laws unconstitutional. Distinctive courts have distinctive jobs; appellate jurisdiction, the higher court, duties include, state law, treaties, treason, and power to review lower court decisions. However, the original jurisdiction, a lower court, involve duties such as, ambassadors, and disagreements between states. Members are known as Justices, and there are currently 9.…
The court structure in the United States is a dual court system. This means that there is a separate federal system and a separate judicial system locally and for each of the states. The United States Supreme Court is the only place where these two systems connect. The courts have jurisdiction which gives them the authority to hear and decide cases. These jurisdictions are composed of the original jurisdiction, which has the authority to hear the case when it is first brought to the courts.…
Their answer was to establish multiple new courts at different levels of jurisdiction; including trial, appellate, and supreme court levels. They assigned particular duties and responsibilities to each level of court, from regulating ordinances and city laws to handling minor disputes like property and divorce. One especially important model that was adapted for use in state courts was the New York State Field Code of 1848. This code clarified jurisdictional claims of different issues and gave specifics in the matter of court procedures and regulations. It also established a set of simplified rules for pleadings and how they were to be brought before the court in different situations.…
Article III of the constitution established the Judicial Branch. This branch is made up of the supreme court and all of the lower courts. The Judicial Branch is unique from the other two branches. The executive and legislative branches members are chosen by the people. Whereas the judicial branches members are chosen only by the president with the approval of the senate.…
Jed and Jane robbed a bank in Washington, D.C. For this crime they can be charged in either the State District Court in Washington, D.C. or a U.S. District Court. The primary role of the Federal Court is to hear cases that have violated Federal Statutes that are either criminal or civil in nature. Civil cases make up the majority of the Federal Court docket with lawsuits involving the U.S. Government. Federal Courts have the jurisdiction to hear cases of bank robberies as well as the State District Court where the robbery happened.…
As the highest court in the United States, the Supreme Court has the lawful authority provided Article III of the U.S. Constitution created the Supreme Court and “authorized Congress to pass laws establishing a system of lower courts. In the federal court system’s present form, 94 district level trial courts and 13 courts of appeals sit below the Supreme Court.” This means that regardless of status of status, the Supreme Court has the final decision. The Plethora of Court…