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2. Small claims court - Wikipedia

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   The Small Claim Courts that belong to a State's Judiciary are subdivided into two types of courts: the Special Civil Court (Juizado Especial Cível, shortened as JEC) and the Special Criminal Court (Juizado Especial Criminal, shortened as Jecrim). Under Article Three of Law No. 9,099/1995, Civil Claims involving an amount up to 40 (forty ...

3. Judiciary of Texas - Wikipedia

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   In one of the odd provisions of the Texas Government Code, there is no requirement that a municipal judge be an attorney if the municipal court is not a court of record (Chapter 29, Section 29.004), but the municipal judge must be a licensed attorney with at least two years experience in practicing Texas law if the municipal court is a court of ...

4. State court (United States) - Wikipedia

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   Larger cities often have city courts (also known as municipal courts) which hear traffic offenses and violations of city ordinances; in some states, such as New York, these courts have slightly broader jurisdiction and can also handle small claims and misdemeanors. Other courts of limited jurisdiction include alderman's courts, police court ...

5. List of courts of the United States - Wikipedia

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   State courts of Texas. Texas Supreme Court (Civil) [309] Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (Criminal) [310] Texas Courts of Appeals (14 districts) [311] Texas District Courts (420 districts) [312] Texas County Courts [313] Texas Justice Courts [314] Texas Municipal Courts [315] Federal courts located in Texas. United States District Court for the ...

6. State court magistrate judge - Wikipedia

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   In Georgia, each county has a chief magistrate, elected by the voters of the county, who has the authority to hold preliminary hearings in criminal cases, conduct bench trials for certain misdemeanor offenses, including deposit account fraud (bad checks), grant bail (except as to very serious felony charges), and preside over a small claims court for cases where the amount in controversy does ...

7. Lawsuit - Wikipedia

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   The archaic term "suit in law" is found in only a small number of laws still in effect today. The term "lawsuit" is used with respect to a civil action brought by a plaintiff (a party who claims to have incurred loss as a result of a defendant's actions) who requests a legal remedy or equitable remedy from a court.