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The purpose of federal district courts is to handle small cases, such as those between businesses and people suing other people. The purpose of federal district courts is to handle the small problems that occur that need settling.
Another View: US District Courts handle ALL matters (large and small - civil and criminal) which involve federal law and which originate within their jurisdiction. They are the lowest level courts of original jurisdiction within the federal system.
In serious criminal cases, district courts convene panels of citizens, which are known as grand juries (to hear evidence of a possible crime and to recommend whether the evidence is sufficient to file criminal charges, there can be as many as 16 to 23 people, also they are not used in civil cases).
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What are purposes of the 12 federal courts of appeals?
AnswerThe US Courts of Appeals Circuit Courts have appellate jurisdiction over cases appealed from US District Courts within their geographical territory (they hear appeals of cases tried in US District Courts).AnswerReview and rule on cases referred to them from the US District Courts under their jurisdiction.
Jurisdiction of the federal courts do not include civil cases?
Federal courts of general jurisdiction (US District Courts, etc.) handle both civil and criminal cases.
The lowest court in federal system?
The district courts, I believe there are 94 of them
Which court is HIGHER district or circuit?
In the Federal court system, the district courts are the "lowest" courts. Cases usually start in district court and are decided there. The circuit courts are courts of appeal. That means that you can appeal a district court's ruling to the circuit court (and then to the Supreme Court, if you still don't like the ruling). In that sense, the circuit courts are "higher" than the district courts.
What are workhorses of the federal judiciary system?
The federal district courts. There is at least one in every state, and some populous states have more.
