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The U.S. Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. The lower courts include the U.S. Courts of Appeals, U.S. District Courts and U.S. Bankruptcy Courts. Other state and local courts are also part of the legal system.
The Judicial Branch doesn't have branches, it has courts:US District Courts (trial courts)US Court of International Trade (trial court)US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts (appellate courts)Supreme Court of the United States (final appellate court)
1. Supreme Court 2. Court of Appeals a. Court of Military Appeals b. Court of Financial Appeals 3. District Courts (excluding State Courts) 4. Local Courts
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Local courts and district courts.
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The D.C. Courts, the judicial branch of the District of Columbia government, are comprised of the Court of Appeals, the highest court of the District; the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, a trial court with general jurisdiction over virtually all local legal matters; and the Court System, which provides administrative support functions for both Courts. The Joint Committee on Judicial Administration is the policy-making body for the D.C. Courts.The Court System includes eight divisions that provide support to both the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. They include the following:Administrative ServicesBudget and FinanceCapital Projects and Facilities ManagementCenter for Education and TrainingCourt Reporting and RecordingGeneral CounselHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyResearch and DevelopmentIn addition Washington DC has a Federal Court of Appeals.U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaThe Federal Trial Court for Washington
federal, state, district and local
At a local level, there are local trial courts, the only courts that don't act as appellate courts. Above the local trial courts are intermediate appellate courts, above which is the State Supreme Court. At a federal level, there are circuit and district courts, with the Federal Supreme Court at the top.
Most states have local trial courts--municipal, county, district, and small-claims courts. Millions of civil and criminal cases are tried at this level.
Arkansas Circuit Courts have jurisdiction over civil cases with claims over $100. District Courts handle all civil cases with claims of $100 or less, and don't handle civil cases with claims over $25,000. For civil cases with claims between $100 and $25,000, both courts share jurisdiction. How they split them up varies from county to county. For criminal cases, Circuit Courts hear most felonies and some misdemeanors while District Courts hear most misdemeanors. Circuit Courts can refer criminal cases to District Court, but not vice versa. District Courts also handle traffic tickets and local ordinance violations. Circuit Courts usually handle all domestic relations (divorce, custody, support, etc), juvenile, and probate cases. There are actually two types of District Courts: State District Courts and Local District Courts. If all parties consent, a Circuit Court may refer a civil, family, or probate case to a State District Court but not to a Local District Court. The related link below has more details about Arkansas courts and the types of cases they handle, as well as contact information and resources for courts in each county.
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The US Judicial Branch consists of Article III (constitutional courts) courts of general jurisdiction:Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) (final appellate court)US Courts of Appeals Circuit Courts (13 intermediate appellate courts) e.g., US Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitUS District Courts (94 trial courts, including Territorial Courts) e.g., US District Court for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaThe US Court of International Trade (trial court) is also part of the Judicial Branch.
The primary function of the state courts are to provide jurisdiction on a more local level. The local court system handles criminal and civil disputes, etc., that do not need to be taken to the federal or Supreme level.