Type of Court Responsibilities Number of courts How Judges are selected Jurisdiction State -Misdemeanors -Preliminary criminal case hearings -Civil cases.

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Type of Court Responsibilities Number of courts How Judges are selected Jurisdiction State -Misdemeanors -Preliminary criminal case hearings -Civil cases -Can also issue search warrants 70 Elected to four year terms (countywide, non-partisan elections) Limited

Type of Court Responsibilities Number of courts How Judges are selected Jurisdiction Juvenile - Delinquent and unruly offences by children under 17 -Deprived and neglected children under 18 -Minors seeking permission to marry or join military 159 Appointed by superior court judges to four year terms. Limited to one county

Type of Court Responsibilities Number of courts How Judges are selected Jurisdiction Probate -Wills and estates -Marriage licenses - Firearms licenses -Appointing legal guardians -Traffic violations (for counties with no state courts) -Misdemeanors (for counties with no state courts) -Violations of game and fish laws 159 Elected to 4 year terms (countywide, nonpartisan elections) Limited to one county

Type of Court Responsibilities Number of courts How Judges are selected Jurisdiction Magistrate -Issue warrants - Minor criminal cases - Civil cases ($15,000 or less) -Civil disputes -Search and arrest warrants 159 Either elected or appointed Limited to one county

Type of Court Responsibilities Number of courts How Judges are selected Jurisdiction Superior -Civil trials - Criminal trials - Felony trials -Divorce cases -Land titles 49 circuit courts Elected to 4 year terms (circuit-wide, nonpartisan elections) Original

Type of Court Responsibilities Number of courts How Judges are selected Jurisdiction Court of Appeals -Reviews civil and criminal cases previously heard by trail courts. 4 divisions 12 judges assigned to 4 panels. Elected to six year terms (statewide, nonpartisan elections) Appellate (only hears cases appealed from lower ranking courts.)

Type of Court Responsibilities Number of courts How Judges are selected Jurisdiction Supreme -reviews decisions made in civil or criminal cases by trial or Court of Appeals. -determine if laws are constitutional -challenges to elections -death sentences 1 6 Justices and 1 Chief Justice. Elected to six year terms (statewide, nonpartisan elections). Appellate (only reviews cases on appeal from lower- ranking courts.)