WMS Courts Flashcards
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- Hears cases on apeal from U.S. District Court, 3 justices, no jury. Appellate jurisdiction
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- Judge only, original jurisdiction of misdemeanors, civil cases less than $1,000.
- General District Court
- 7 justices, Court of final appeal for Virginia. Limited original jurisdiction.
- Virginia Supreme Court
- Original jursidiction, judge and jury, federal cases.
- U.S. District Court
- Judge, no jury, juvenile and family cases.
- Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
- Has the power to issue warrants, set bail, put in jail. Temporarily acts in place of a judge.
- Magistrate
- 9 justices, no jury
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Highest court in the United States
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Appellate jurisdiction from circuit courts. 3 justices, no jury.
- Virginia Court of Appeals
- The power of the court to determine if an action or law is unconstitutional. Applies to state and federal courts.
- Judicial review
- Civil cases involving amounts under $1,000
- Small Claims Courts
- Felony cases - criminal cases that might lead to hail terms, civil cases over $1,000. Judge and jury.
- Circuit Courts
- Retry cases from Virginia District courts
- Circuit Courts
- Traffic violations
- District Courts of Virginia
- Only court with a jury at the federal level.
- U.S. District Court