Thursday, March 20, 2014

Notes 3/20/14
  • 12 judicial districts
  • Alien Terrorist Remove Court (5 year terms)
  • FISA (7 year terms)
  • District Courts don't hear cases that automatically qualify for the Supreme Court
  • Criminal Case= crime against you
  • Decisions made in the federal district court are final; the cases start & end there
  • Courts of Appeals were created by congress to relieve the Supreme Court of hearing all appealed cases
  • Each court has 6-28 judges
  • Court of International Trade is a federal trial court

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