LEB 323 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Subject-Matter Jurisdiction, United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit
29 Nov 2017
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Two separate types of governments: federal government, state government. State courts fall into three general categories: 1. Courts of limited jurisdiction: limited to the kinds of cases they can hear, examples (traffic courts, domestic relations courts, 2. General trial courts: empowered to hear all cases except those assigned by statute to the courts of limited jurisdiction, example of cases (corporate law, criminal law, etc. , 3. Appellate court: courts that hear appeals from the judgements of the courts below (limited jurisdiction and general trial) Federal court system: three categories: 1. Specialized trial courts: hear on specialized subject matter jurisdiction (u. s tax. Court, u. s. claims court: kind of like the counterpart to the limited jurisdiction courts in states, 2. U. s. district courts: 94 judicial districts, have power to hear those cases that have been specifically placed within their jurisdiction by the constitution and federal statutory enactments, 3. Scotus will take the case (only about 85 cases heard)
