POLI 4023 Chapter : Court Organization
Document Summary
Is the authority of a court to hear and decide a case: a judge cannot decide a case unless they"ve been given the authority to hear the case. Forum shopping- choosing the jurisdiction or judge most favorable to your case: attorneys do this to make sure they will have the best outcome for their client. Federal court organization: defined in article iii. Section 1: the judicial power of the united states, shall be vested in one supreme. Court, and in such inferior courts as the congress may from time to time ordain and establish. Judiciary act of 1789: supreme court was created with a chief justice and five associate justices, now it"s 9. January 23, 2014: if you wanted to appeal a case in the district court, you would go to one of the 3 circuit courts, was very problematic.
