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The Judicial branch is made up of the Supreme Court and Lower Federal Courts. The Judicial Branch hears cases that challenge or require interpretation of the legislation passed by Congress and signed by the President.
All courts are part of the judicial branch.
Federal courts of general jurisdiction (US District Courts, etc.) handle both civil and criminal cases.
Yes. The US Supreme Court has highest appellate jurisdiction in the US. The other constitutional courts of the Judicial Branch -- the 94 US District Court, 13 US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts, US Court of International Trade -- are below the Supreme Court. There are also courts in the Legislative Branch of government, such as Bankruptcy Courts and US Tax Courts, that are lower than the Supreme Court.
The other courts that are included in the Judicial Branch besides the Supreme Court is the Lower Federal Courts.