BLAW 3201 Chapter : BLAW Chapter 3 Notes
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Courts: courts are established by governmental bodies; a court may render a binding decision only when it has jurisdiction over the dispute and the parties to that dispute, two court systems in the united states, federal, state. Federal courts: district courts, the general trial level in the federal court system, where issues of fact are decided, serve districts each located entirely in a particular state. Each district court is presided over by one judge, except in certain cases, when three judges preside. They decide issues of fact: appeals from district courts usually go to the circuit court of appeals where the district court is located. In a few cases, the appeals are taken directly to the u. s. supreme court: courts of appeal, twelve circuit courts of appeals are the next level in the federal system. They primarily hear appeals from the district courts and review decisions of administrative agencies, the tax court, and the bankruptcy courts.
