Types of Jurisdiction

Original Jurisdiction a court’s authority to hear and decide a matter before any other court can review the matter a court’s authority to hear and decide a matter before any other court can review the matter Supreme Court of the United States is a court of original jurisdiction only in cases between two or more states, as well as cases involving diplomats Supreme Court of the United States is a court of original jurisdiction only in cases between two or more states, as well as cases involving diplomats In North Carolina, district and superior courts have original jurisdiction In North Carolina, district and superior courts have original jurisdiction

Appellate Jurisdiction a court’s authority to review or revise a lower court’s decision a court’s authority to review or revise a lower court’s decision US Courts of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States have appellate jurisdiction US Courts of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States have appellate jurisdiction In North Carolina, the NC Court of Appeals and the NC supreme Court have appellate jurisdiction In North Carolina, the NC Court of Appeals and the NC supreme Court have appellate jurisdiction

Exclusive Jurisdiction a court’s authority to judge on a matter that no other court can judge on a court’s authority to judge on a matter that no other court can judge on The Supreme Court of the United States has exclusive jurisdiction over cases between two or more states The Supreme Court of the United States has exclusive jurisdiction over cases between two or more states Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction in bankruptcy cases Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction in bankruptcy cases In North Carolina, district courts have exclusive jurisdiction in misdemeanors cases, juvenile cases, and involuntary commitment cases In North Carolina, district courts have exclusive jurisdiction in misdemeanors cases, juvenile cases, and involuntary commitment cases

Concurrent Jurisdiction power exercised simultaneously by more than one court over the same subject matter within the same territory power exercised simultaneously by more than one court over the same subject matter within the same territory Cases involving parties from different states have concurrent jurisdiction with the two state courts and the US Court system Cases involving parties from different states have concurrent jurisdiction with the two state courts and the US Court system In North Carolina, civil cases have concurrent jurisdiction in district and superior courts In North Carolina, civil cases have concurrent jurisdiction in district and superior courts