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| What were the role models of American Court System? |
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| English common law and English court system primary role models |
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| Judiciary Act of 1789 - What did it do? |
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| Created by first United States Congress laid out basic structure of federal court system |
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| What was the federal court layout in 1789? |
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-4 federal circuit courts for general trial jurisdiction and to hear appeals from lower courts
-13 federal district courts
-U.S. Supreme Court |
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| What is the federal court layout today? |
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| 94 district courts, 12 regional courts of appeals and a single court of appeals for the federal circuit |
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| Marbury v. Madison (1803)- What did it do? |
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| Established principle of judicial review – the power of Supreme Court to review and determine the constitutionality of acts of Congress and orders of executive branch |
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| State Court system - What makes up its majority? |
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Limited jurisdiction courts – courts of LJ are the majority on state level
EX.) Juvenile courts, city courts, police courts, traffic courts etc. |
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-Magistrates do not have same powers as judge
-Appointed for 8-year terms (full-time)
Handle misdemeanor cases
To expedite dispositions of civil and criminal caseloads of U.S. District Courts |
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| Court Staff - Administrators |
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| oversee court’s budget, hiring, overseeing case flow, office management |
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| performs daily clerical work for court |
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| responsible for maintaining order |
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| Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) |
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| any indigent person charged with felony right for counsel |
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