How many Supreme courts are in the USA?What is the jurisdiction in the Supreme Court?
541653
There is only one Supreme Court of the United States.  Each State may also have its own Supreme Court to be the final authority on State Law, but the Federal Court system has only one Supreme Court.\n\nThe Supreme Court issues the highest ruling which cannot be appealed.  You can't present a case directly to the Supreme Court.  You have to present a case that says a lower court incorrectly ruled on a case.  Then the Supreme Court has to agree to hear the case.  If they do hear it, they'll issue a ruling that either lets the lower court's ruling stand, sends it back to the lower court for reconsideration (sometimes with additional instruction), or they may overturn the lower court's decision.
202853
The Federal Judiciary is broken dowm into 13 Circuits of Appeal. Within each Circuit, there are District Courts. See the map at http://www.uscourts.gov/courtlinks/ to get an idea of the breakdown. District Courts are the trial level courts in the federal system. District Court Judges oversee matters in District Courts.\n\nMany states also have District Courts. For example, there are nine Judicial DISTRICT COURTS in the State of Nevada. These are also trial level courts.\n\nSome states call their trial level courts by different names, like Superior Court. It just depends on the state.
578726
The Supreme Court, I believe. If not, it could be a federal court of some sort.
913292
If this is for an essay and you have time for research then you use a treatise on constitutional law. There are also resources online.\n\nThe US Supreme Court rules on the federal constitution. State supreme courts (in NYS the Court of Appeals -- their supreme court is the lowest court of general jurisdiction, following English practice) rule on state constitutions. Here's an example where a state law on double jeopardy was stricter than the federal rule: http://www.uniset.ca/naty/maternity/192P2d449.htm (in federal practice, two different sovereigns can prosecute the same offense, California law (only) is different).\n\nCiting a US Supreme Court case is easy. You go to http://www.lexisone.com (free registration required) or to http://justia.us (uses Google searching rules which may be more familiar to you) and you look for what you want -- key words, etc. Supreme Court cases are cited in the pattern "Smith v. Jones, 123 U.S. 456 (19XX)".\n\nMost Supreme Court constitutional law cases are famous: Roe v. Wade (abortion), Loving v. Viriginia (miscegenation), Lawrence v. Texas (sodomy), Miranda v. Arizona (right to warnings upon arrest), Gideon v. Wainwright (right to counsel). And so on.
122579
There are 13 circuits of appellate courts. 11 for the 50 states, one for Washington DC, and one Federal Circuit.
149091
There are both state and federal appellate courts.  The term appellate is not usually used in the federal system; they go by districts.\n\nThe state appellate court is where you go to appeal from a decision at the Superior Court, which is the basic county court of first jurisdiction for most cases.  Small cases may be handled in a municipal court, or even a small claims court.  \n\nA case is a state case or a federal case because of facts about the case from the beginning, not through an appeal process.  The exception is the United States Supreme Court, which is the court of final jurisdiction for all cases, state or federal.  (But they won't take a state case unless it has Constitutional aspects.  They don't have to take any case they don't want to.)\n\nDid I clear things up, or muddy the water further?
343338
In the U.S. the supreme court is tasked with interpreting the constitution.  The supreme court has the power to find laws written the legislature unconstitutional.
593698
Exclusive jurisdiction - Refers to a court that through judical order forces a case to remain under its control when circumstances of the case may allow it be handled in more than one jurisdiction or type of court (i.e. - civil court and bankruptcy court.)\n\nConcurrent jurisdiction - Referes to a case where one or more parts of the events (usually criminal cases) occured over more than one jurisdiction. As such the defendant is or has been tried in two seperate jurisdictions however, the courts have agreed that the defendant is subject to the orders or control of both jurisdictions at the same time. (i.e. - The judicial orders of one judge shall have the same binding effects as if the other judge had issued the order and vice versa)\n\nOriginal jurisdiction - Referes to the first court in which the case was filed\n\nAppelate jurisdiction - Most criminal cases allow a defendant to appeal any number of issues in their court case after trial or conviction, in some rare cases some issues can be appealed during a trial. Appeals are heard by a seperate court other than the one holding original jurisdiction. These courts normally consist of a 3 to 5 judge panel that reviews the issue being appealed and renders a decision. If the appealant court rules in favor of the petitioner then the decision is sent back down to the original court where a new decision, trial or other action must be taken that is in accordance with the appeals courts decision on the matter. If an appealant court rejects the petitioners claim then the decision made by the lower court stands without modification.\n\nI hope this helps you out.
18363
Three branches, not two. Judicial (Supreme Court), Presidential/Executive (White House), Legislative (Congress).
881451
1.  The Supreme Court Justices are APPOINTED for life, not elected.  They are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate.  They can also be impeached, but that's just as hard as impeaching the President.\n\n2.  The Supreme Court can review all laws after they are passed to see if they violate the constitution.  Ditto for treaties, but treaties are passed by congress after they are negotiated by diplomats or the president.\n\n3.  That depends on who the dispute is with.  If a State or a citizen sues the U.S. they go to Federal Court (but there are only a few things you can take the U.S. to court for).  If it's with another country, then it just depends.  The U.N. might try to negotiate it, or perhaps a third country.  But it all depends on the type of dispute.  When the U.S. had a dispute with Afghanistan over Osama Bin Laden, the U.S. resolved the dispute by invading Afghanistan.\n\n4.  Federal courts settle these disputes.\n\n5.  The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides over formal impeachment proceedings.  The proceedings are held by the Senate after the House of Representatives has passed "articles of impeachment"\n\n6.  Article III (3)
240277
They don't play a role in the Supreme Court, the nine justices ARE the Supreme Court.\n\nThe job of the nine Supreme Court Justices is to interpret the Consitution and laws passed by Congrees (and the states as well).  In reviewing cases, they decide what the law means, and because they are the highest court in the US, you cannot appeal their decision.  They are an equal branch to the Legislature (Congress which passes laws) and the Executive (President which enforced the laws) of our Federal Government.  \n\nWith any law, there is always "grey areas" about what the law intended to do and how it is actually being used.  The Supreme Court rules on those questions like "When can the police search your car under the fourth amendment?" and "Does the President have the right to refuse to give Congress certain documents?"
203112
That last answer was highly cynical. They have exclusive jurisdiction in cases where federal statutes or the constitution say they have exclusive jurisdiction. For example, Congress has given federal courts the exclusive jurisdiction to hear and decide bankruptcy cases. \n\nIn many types of cases which federal courts may hear, there is concurrent jurisdiction with state courts.\n\nThe site mentioned above is very helpful.
80588
Try FindLaw.com. It covers U.S. Constitution, U.S. Code, Code of Federal Regulation, U.S. Supremem Court decisions, and just a ton of other stuff. There is also a breakdown on state codes and regulation.
686306
There are a total of 50 states.  There are the 48 continental states and Alaska and Hawaii.  The United States also has six territories and the District of Columbia.
871260
The US is a federation, so there are 3 branches of gov't for each state and 3 levels for the federal (united) gov't in Washington DC.  The judicial branch is the Courts.  There are 3 levels of courts in every state and 3 levels for the federal courts.  The trial court, the appeals court, and the court of last resort.  Next, is the legislative branch.  Every state and the federal gov't all have 2 chambers, the house and the senate.  Next is the executive.  They do the administration and at the state levels they are called the "Governor," and his appointees, and at the federal level it is called the "President," and his appointees.  Good luck, Shay!
11366
I'm a little confused by your question.  In the United States, there are two parallel court systems, the federal and the state.  There are different kinds of courts within those systems, such as each independent state court for each of the fifty states, which is composed of different kinds of courts like probate court or criminal court.  In the federal system, courts like the bankruptcy court or the tax court are within the federal system.  In strict terms of the "judicial systems" in the United States, though, it is two, state and federal.
1027573
There is actually, ideologically one judiciary. But there are 50 courts. One for each state. \n\nIn each state there are district courts and there are circuit courts. \n\nDistrict courts basically cover criminal cases for states and commonwealths. Most of the time criminal cases are tried in district court if they are murder, larceny, burglary, rape, violence, and drug stuff.  But not always. In some states they include things like discrimination, jurisdictional disputes between state and local governments and a plethora of other serious things. \n\nCircuit Courts basically hear family law, civil stuff like money issues, divorces, lawsuits against neighbors, tort claims and civil stuff that isn't criminal. But each state has the authority to paint its own definition of the courts by legislation. \n\nAppellate courts are for appeals after one court or another has ruled. Like if Ford Motor Company gets into a fight with Firestone Tires and the courts award one side a billion dollars in damages and then the other side goes to court and appeals the money settlement arguing that the side that won a billion dollars got an excessive fine imposed and that it is unconstitutional to fine excessively. \n\nThe U.S. Supreme Court only hears Constitutional issues on matters that come from lower courts, appellate courts and district courts. If it isn't a Constitutional question, the U.S. Supreme Court doesn't hear it. \n\nAlmost all courts in this country are State Courts. Unless the crime is federal, like bank robbery or drug trafficking where you get picked up by the DEA or if you firebomb a bunch of log trucks in a Forest Service forest, you will not end up in Federal Court. The federal courts only hear federal crimes. \n\nMost of the crimes in this country are the jurisdiction of the state courts. They are the courts for issues, which, under MOST circumstances, are petty. Like juvenile courts where a kid shoplifts a pack of cigarettes from a convenience store. Or where a dog jumps the fence and goes into the neighbors yard and bites the homeowner next door. Serious, but not on the same level as murder or raping a 10 year old girl. And then there is traffic court. Traffic courts are like ticket courts where you get a fine for driving over the speed limit, parking in the mayor's spot at the mall or running over a fire hydrant when you are coming home from work. \n\nGranted there are severe issues heard in these courts, too. Like a 15 year old who gets tried in juvenile court for murdering his mother, or dog court where a guy doesn't have a dog, but he has a tiger in his back yard and the neighbors are scared shitless. And there is always the drunk driver who gets into an 18 wheeler full of produce and hauls off down an Indiana highway and runs into 3 school busses full of children on their way home from Vacation Bible School whose case gets heard in traffic court, first, at least. \n\nSo the courts all have different jurisdictions and they all handle basically similar but not all the same types of cases. It depends on your state which jurisdictions those courts have in common with other states.