Inferior Courts
Were created to function beneath the Supreme Court
Several Different Courts.
District Courts
U.S District courts are the federal trial courts
94 District courts
12 Judicial Districts
Secret Courts
FISA
Alien terrorist Remove Courts
District Court Jurisdiction
The district courts do not hear cases within original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
District Courts hear both civil and criminal cases.
Most decisions in the federal
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Court of Appeals
Normally three judge panels.
Created to relieve the supreme court of hearing all appealed cases.
Court of International Trade
A federal trial court only tries civil cases that arise out of the nations customs and other trade related laws.
9 judges-chief justice appointed by the President and Senate,
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