Supreme Court Only 1 Have original & Appellate jurisdiction 12 US Courts of Appeals: Courts who Review cases on appeal from the districts. Also called circuit courts. Only rule on law And law application not verdict. & US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 94 District Courts: Courts of original jurisdiction These courts do most of the work Other ‘district’ courts: US Court of Federal Claims, Territorial Courts, Courts of DC, US Court of Veterans Claims, US Courts of Appeals for the Armed Forces, US Tax Court US Constitution Article III: Federal Judiciary 9 Members on the US Supreme Court 1 Chief & 8 Associate Justices Panel of 3 judges who review case & affirm or reverse verdict or remand case. Trial Court

NC Supreme Court 7 members 1 Chief & 6 Associates NC Appellate Courts – 15 judges sit in rotating panels of 3, deciding only questions of law on cases appealed from Superior and District Courts. North Carolina Lower Courts: NC Superior Court- Also called county court or circuit courts with and may be specialized in criminal, civil, and juvenile. Hears all felony cases, civil cases over $10,000, and serious juvenile cases. NC District Courts- can be divided into 4 categories – civil, criminal, juvenile and magistrate. NCDCs sit in the county seat of each county – for civil cases such as divorce, child custody & support, & involving less than $10,000 along with criminal misdemeanors. Magistrate courts accept guilty pleas for minor misdemeanors, traffic violations, and civil cases involving less than $4,000. They supervise all other state courts. No determination in fact – only considers error in law. All decisions final unless appealed to USSupCt. NC Constitution Article IV: The State Judiciary

NC members Chief & Associates NC _______________ Courts – judges sit in rotating panels of ______, deciding only North Carolina ____________: NC _______ Court- Also called ____________________________ with and may be specialized in. Hears all _________ cases, _______ cases over _________, and __________________. NC _______________- can be divided into __ categories –. NCDCs sit in the ____________ of each county – for civil cases such as along with criminal misdemeanors. They supervise all other state courts. No determination in fact – only considers error in law. All decisions final unless appealed to USSupCt. NC Article IV: The State Judiciary

_____________ Only 1 Have ______ & _________ jurisdiction ____US Courts of ________: Courts who Review cases on appeal from the districts. Also called circuit courts. _____________ And law application not verdict. & US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ____________________________: Courts of original jurisdiction Other ‘district’ courts: Article III: Federal Judiciary __ Members on the US Supreme Court 1 ______ & __ ___________ Justices Panel of _____ judges who ______ case & ________ or _______verdict or ____________ case. Trial Court