Tag: Judicial Organization
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Diversity Jurisdiction
Definition of Diversity Jurisdiction Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Diversity Jurisdiction legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia A federal civil case with a plaintiff and a defendant from different states. Diversity jurisdiction deals with the problem of diversity of […]
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Diversity Jurisdiction
Definition of Diversity Jurisdiction Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Diversity Jurisdiction legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia A federal civil case with a plaintiff and a defendant from different states. Diversity jurisdiction deals with the problem of diversity of […]
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Territorial Court
Definition of Territorial Court Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Territorial Court legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Trial court established by Congress to function in U.S. territories. The Territorial Court (Law of the United States)s are a unique form of […]
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Territorial Court
Definition of Territorial Court Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Territorial Court legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Trial court established by Congress to function in U.S. territories. The Territorial Court (Law of the United States)s are a unique form of […]
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Circuit Judicial Council
Definition of Circuit Judicial Council Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Circuit Judicial Council legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Entity designed to maximize the efficiency of federal courts within the geographic circuits. A circuit judicial council consists of the […]
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Dual System
Definition of Dual System Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Dual System legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Refers to the parallel judicial structure located at the federal and state levels. The dual system for courts is an element of the American federalism where […]
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Jurisdiction
Definition of Jurisdiction Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Jurisdiction legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia The power of a court to act, including its authority to hear and decide cases. Jurisdiction defines the boundaries within which a particular court may exercise […]
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Judicial Organization
Definition of Judicial Organization Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Judicial Organization legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia The United States has a dual court system with multiple courts in each. That is, we divide the judicial functions between the federal […]
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Judicial Conference Of The United States
Judicial Conference of the United States Definition of Judicial Conference of the United States Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Judicial Conference of the United States legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Principal administrative policy making mechanism for the […]
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Judicial Conference Of The United States
Judicial Conference of the United States Definition of Judicial Conference of the United States Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Judicial Conference of the United States legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Principal administrative policy making mechanism for the […]
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Three-Judge District Court
Definition of Three-Judge District Court Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Three-Judge District Court legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia A special U.S. district court created to try certain kinds of cases. The Three-Judge District Court (Law of the United States) was […]
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Unified Court System
Definition of Unified Court System Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Unified Court System legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia A court system organized around sets of one or two consolidated trial courts. The Unified Court System (Law of the United States) has certain […]
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Unified Court System
Definition of Unified Court System Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Unified Court System legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia A court system organized around sets of one or two consolidated trial courts. The Unified Court System (Law of the United States) has certain […]
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Constitutional Court
Definition of Constitutional Court Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Constitutional Court legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia A court established under language contained in Article III of the federal constitution. Constitutional courts exercise judicial power granted […]
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Intermediate Appellate Court
Definition of Intermediate Appellate Court Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Intermediate Appellate Court legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia An appeals court structurally located between trial courts and a court of last resort. The jurisdiction and organization of […]