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Welcome to Court Quest
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Who’s WhoJurisdiction Courtroom Lingo Civil or Criminal Court Numbers This and That $200 $100 $400 $300 $100 $200 $300 $400 $100 $200 $300 $400 $100 $200 $300 $400 $100 $200 $400 $200 $300 $400 $300 $100 Final Jeopardy
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Hired to represent people with legal problems
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Who is an attorney?
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Offers testimony in court concerning the facts of the case
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Who is a witness?
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Hired by the state to represent the rights of the citizens in a criminal trial
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Who is the prosecuting attorney?
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Responsible for keeping an accurate record of all that occurs in the courtoom
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Who is the court reporter?
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Court that handles cases involving dangerous dogs
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What is the municipal court?
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Court that has original jurisdiction in felony matters
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What are District Courts?
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The only court that would handle both a civil or criminal appeal
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What are Courts of Appeals?
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Court at the state level that has final jurisdiction over death penalty cases
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What is the Court of Criminal Appeals?
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Taking a case to a higher court for a rehearing
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What is to appeal?
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Term having to do with a local community or city
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What is municipal?
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Division of law that deals with disputes between two parties
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What is civil law?
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The power of a court to try and decide certain cases
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What is jurisdiction?
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Type of court that would handle a murder case
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What is criminal court?
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Type of court that would handle a divorce case
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What is civil court?
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Type of court that would help a victim recover damages for injuries from a car accident
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What is a civil court?
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Type of court that would handle a vandalism case involving toilet- papering a house
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What is a criminal court?
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The number of district courts in Texas
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What is 432?
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The courts in Texas that have the largest total number of judges
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What are the municipal courts?
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The number of district courts that are designated as criminal district courts
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What is 12?
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The total number of court officials at the state’s highest courts
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What is 18?
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Court that handles small claims $5000 or less
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What are Justice of the Peace Courts?
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The range of ages to be considered a juvenile in Texas
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What is ten to seventeen?
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The length of term for a justice on the Texas Supreme Court
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What is six years?
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The court that has final jurisdiction on all juvenile cases
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What is the Texas Supreme Court?
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Selection of Judges
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The method used to select most Texas judges
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What are elections?
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