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| Courts created by Congress under Article III. Judges are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate and serve for life. These courts have jurisdiction over 1) the Constitution 2) federal laws and treaties 3)admiralty and maritime matters |
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Act passed by first congress which created
•position of chief justice of the Supreme court, and added 5 associate justices
•three circuit courts
•13 federal district courts |
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| 1798 -- says a state cannot be sued in federal court by its own citizens, by the citizens of another state, or by a foreign country |
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•have no jurisdiction under Article III
•try to handle appeals from specific cases, arising from the powers granted to Congress
•judges appt'd. by Pres.; serve 10 to 15 yrs.
•include Tax, Claims, Territorial, DC, Military Appeals, Veterans Appeals |
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| Article III, Section I of the Constitution |
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This created the judicial branch of the US government. It says:
"The judicial power of the United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. |
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| The American Bar Association. Voluntary association of lawyers and law teachers. Its Committee on the Federal Judiciary rates qualifications of federal court nominees. |
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| the right of a court to hear and decide a case |
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| plaintiff feels wronged by defendant; usually involves personal injury, property damage, contract, or fed. statute |
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