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The counties of California are local arms of the State of California, described by the Supreme Court of California as agents ("the county is merely a political subdivision of state government, exercising only the powers of the state, granted by the state…'") and the property they hold is held on behalf of all the people of the state.
The following is a list of courts and tribunals in Queensland as of July 2022: [1] Supreme Court of Queensland. Queensland Court of Appeal; Supreme Court (Trial Division) Court of Disputed Returns; District Court of Queensland; Magistrates' Court of Queensland. Children's Court of Queensland; Coroners Court of Queensland; Industrial Court of ...
The Supreme Court of Queensland is the highest court in the Australian State of Queensland. [1] It was formerly the Brisbane Supreme Court, in the colony of Queensland.. The original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court allows its trial division to hear civil matters involving claims of more than $750,000; criminal matters involving serious offences (including murder and manslaughter); and ...
It is one of the largest court buildings in Australia and includes 39 courtrooms, 1 large ceremonial court, Queensland Court of Appeal, 23 criminal courts and 14 civil courts, the Supreme Court Library, accommodation for 68 judges and a cell block in the basement.
California Courts of Appeal (6 appellate districts) [2] Superior Courts of California (58 courts, one for each county) [3] State quasi-administrative courts of California. State Bar Court of California; [4] an administrative court within the judicial branch, subordinate to the California Supreme Court; Federal courts located in California
This is why several U.S. Supreme Court decisions in cases that originated in California bear names like Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court (1987) and Burnham v. Superior Court of California (1990). The underlying justification is that the writ jurisdiction of the California Courts of Appeal is to make an order directing the Superior ...
(The Center Square) – A California court cracked down on the California Coastal Commission for its “prejudicial abuse of discretion” when denying homebuilding permits. The same agency ...
The Supreme Court was relocated to the second, and larger stage of the complex upon its completion in the early 1980s, while the District Court began to occupy the now vacant first stage soon after. [2] Following the relocation of the Supreme and District Courts to the Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law in August 2012, the Law Courts Complex was ...