Lower Federal Courts Word Scramble
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a division of trial court (federal and state) serving specific geographic area, with any one judge usually required to hear and decide case | District Court |
a group of citizens (usually 16-23 people) that decides whether there is sufficient evidence to accuse someone of a crime | Grand Jury |
a jury of 6 to 12 persons who determine guilt or innocence in a civil or criminal action | Petit Jury |
higher court than a district court but below supreme court | Federal Court of Appeals |
12 regions of the United States, each has one appellate court | Judical Circuits |
Has nine judges, one of whom is the chief judge. It hears civil cases arising out of tariff and other trade-related laws. | Court of International Trade |
the court which hears cases against the United States, involving payment due from the US | United States Claims Court |
federal specialty court which hears taxpayers challenges to tax deficiency determinations issued by the IRS | United States Tax Court |
The "GI Supreme Court", the highest appeals court for the US Military | Court of Military Appeals |
the courts that handle cases in the Virgin Islands, Guam, and and the Nothern mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico | Territorial Courts |
courts that deal with criminal cases within the national's capital | Courts of the District of Columbia |
the court that hears appeals that from the Board of Veterans | Court of Veteran's Appeals |
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