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State courts often have diverse names and structures, as illustrated below. State courts hear about 98% of litigation; most states have courts of special jurisdiction, which typically handle minor disputes such as traffic citations, and courts of general jurisdiction responsible for more serious disputes. [1]
Each state "is free to organize its courts as it sees fit," and consequently, "no two states have identical court structures." [ 6 ] Generally, state courts are common law courts, and apply their respective state laws and procedures to decide cases. [ 7 ]
West Virginia state courts (3 C, 5 P) Wisconsin state courts (2 C, 7 P) Wyoming state courts (1 C, 3 P)
Superior courts in the United States (3 C, 16 P) State supreme courts of the United States (27 C, 53 P) Pages in category "State court systems of the United States"
Each state's court of last resort has the last word on issues of state law and can be overruled only on issues of federal law by the U.S. Supreme Court. The structure of courts and the methods of selecting judges is determined by each state's Constitution or legislature. Most states have at least one trial-level court and an intermediate ...
Map of the boundaries of the 94 United States District Courts. The district courts were established by Congress under Article III of the United States Constitution. The courts hear civil and criminal cases, and each is paired with a bankruptcy court. [2] Appeals from the district courts are made to one of the 13 courts of appeals, organized ...
Each district also has a United States Marshal who serves the court system. Three territories of the United States — the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands — have district courts that hear federal cases, including bankruptcy cases. [1] The breakdown of what is in each judicial district is codified in 28 U.S.C. §§ 81–131.
The United States district courts for the districts of Maryland and Virginia remained during this brief period. From 1801 to 1802, and again from 1802 to 1872, the state of North Carolina was subdivided into the United States district courts for the districts of Albemarle, Cape Fear, and Pamptico. These courts were extinguished when the state ...