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11 Cards in this Set
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Federal Court System |
The three-tiered structure of the federal courts, comprising U.S. district courts, U.S. courts of appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. |
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State Court System |
A state judicial structure; most states generally have at least three court levels: trial courts, appellate courts, and a state supreme court |
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Jurisdiction |
The territory, subject matter, or people over which a court or other justice agency may exercise lawful authority as determined by statute or constitution. |
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Original Jurisdiction |
The lawful authority of a court to hear or to act on a case from its beginning and to pass judgement on the law and the facts. The authority may be over a specific geographic area or over particular types of cases. |
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Appellate Jurisdiction |
The lawful authority of a court to review a decision made by a lower court. |
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Trial De Novo |
Literally, "new trial". The term is applied to cases that are retried on appeal, as opposed to those that are simply reviewed on the record. |
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Court of Last Resort |
The court authorized by law to hear the final appeal on a matter. |
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Appeal |
The request that a court with appellate jurisdiction review the judgement, decision, or order of a lower court and set it aside (reverse it) or modify it. |
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State Court Administrator |
A coordinator who assists with case-flow management, operating funds budgeting, and court docket administration. |
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Dispute-resolution Center. |
An informal hearing place designed to medicate interpersonal disputes without resorting to the more formal arrangements of a criminal trial court. |
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Community Court |
A low-level court that focuses on quality-of-life crimes that erode a neighborhood's morale, that emphasizes problem solving rather than punishment, and that builds on restorative principals such as community service and restitution |
