1. Chapter 11 Intro

2. Key Facets
Jurisdiction: “Authority to hear certain cases” (area ruled over)
Concurrent jurisdiction: two courts have juris.
Original jurisdiction: court were case is first tried
Appellate jurisdiction: court that hears appeals
Various types of courts
Trial Court: court that has original jurisdiction/case is first tried
Appellate/Appeals Court: Appeals heard
Precedent: Previous decisions in earlier cases used to make future decisions
State court jurisdiction: state laws
Federal courts jurisdiction: Federal Laws (Constitution, particular people, etc)
Legislative Courts: help Congress exercise power

3. Federal Laws & Regulations
Help implement and interpret law
Laws Passed by Congress
Passed by State: May not do less than the fed law; may do more
Carries force of law
Policy Decisions

5. Federal Court System for California
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit (S.F.)
HI, CA. WA. OR, ID,NV, AR, MT, AL
U.S. District Court, Northern (S.F.)
U.S. District Court, Central (L.A.)
U.S. District Court, Eastern (Sac.)
U.S. District Court, Southern (S.D.)

6. CA State Court System Supreme Court Courts of Appeal Other Courts
6 appellate court districts each with one court
1st S.F.,2nd L.A., 3rd Sac., 4th S.D. Riverside, Sta. Ana, 5th Ventura, 6th S.J.
Other Courts
58 trial courts
Civil, criminal, family, probate, juvenile cases

7. Legislative Courts

8. US Court of Federal Claims
Year created: 1982 Cases: Handling cases against US government for $ damages Headquarters: Washington D.C.; cases heard throughout US Appeals: Circuit Court of Appeals

9. US Tax Court
Year created: 1969 Cases: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department rulings Headquarters: Washington D.C.; cases heard throughout US Appeals: Federal Court of Appeals

10. US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Year created: 1950 Cases: Highest appeals court for Armed forces/members “GI Supreme Court” Headquarters: Washington D.C. Appeals: US Supreme Court

11. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Year created: 1978 Cases: Part of FISA, authorized to secretly wiretap suspected spies. Do not need public notice/warrants Headquarters: Washington D.C. Appeals: US Supreme Court

12. Court of Veterans Appeals and Territorial Courts
Court of Veterans Appeals Year created: 1988 Cases: Appeals from Board of Veteran and Veterans’ Appeals Headquarters: Washington D.C.; may sit anywhere in U.S. Appeals: US Supreme Court Territorial Courts Court for U.S. Territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, etc)

13. The Supreme Court
A) Top of American Legal System B) Original and Appellate jurisdiction C) Carefully choose cases D) Final authority: binding on all lower courts E) Original jurisdiction 1. <5 cases/year 2. 2 states involved

14. Crash Course
Judicial Review