Question

In your own words, write a couple paragraphs on the Federal court system (At least 500 words)

Answer 1

The Federal Court System in the United States publication introduces judges and judicial administrators who are from other countries to the U.S. federal judicial system, and its relationship to the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. government.Federal courts handle all immigration, bankruptcy, copyright, patent, and criminal cases that involve violations of federal laws. Like state courts, the U.S. federal court system is structured into lower trial courts (U.S. District Courts), appellate courts that review lower court decisions (U.S. Courts of Appeals), and a high court that reviews U.S. District Court decisions as well as state supreme court rulings (U.S. Supreme Court).

U.S. District Courts. Congress has divided the country into ninety-four federal judicial districts. In each district there is a U.S. district court. The U.S. district courts are the federal trial courts -- the places where federal cases are tried, witnesses testify, and juries serve. Within each district is a U.S. bankruptcy court, a part of the district court that administers the bankruptcy laws.

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals resides over cases in where one or both parties are dissatisfied with the judgment in U.S. District Court. The lower court ruling is reviewed by a panel of three judges to determine whether there was an issue with the application of law. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals hears both civil and criminal cases.If you lose a case in a district court, you can ask the court of appeals to review the case to see if the district judge applied the law correctly. There is also a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, whose jurisdiction is defined by subject matter rather than by geography.

U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court of the United States, in Washington, D.C., is the highest court in the nation. If you lose a case in the court of appeals (or, sometimes, in a state supreme court), you can ask the Supreme Court to hear your appeal. However, unlike a court of appeals, the Supreme Court doesn't have to hear it. In fact, the Supreme Court hears only a very small percentage of the cases it is asked to review.