Court of Civil Appeals, Court of Criminal Appeals, and the Supreme Court of Alabama. These courts have discretionary jurisdiction. The Court of Civil Appeals has five judges, they have jurisdiction in cases involving more than $50000 in damages. This court also considers appeals from state agencies and court decisions. The Court of Criminal Appeals has five judges.…
Whereas Texas has a bifurcated appellate system, the Texas Supreme Courts handles appeals in civil matters (except for juvenile defendants) and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals hears cases of criminal matters (excluding juvenile proceedings) and the other courts have blurred lines of jurisdiction. The Texas district courts are general jurisdiction trial courts but share jurisdiction with County Courts and some Justice of the Peace cases. County courts have exclusive jurisdiction over misdemeanors (offenses involving jail time), and concurrent jurisdiction over civil cases, and appellate jurisdiction over JP and municipal court cases. Municipal courts relate to crimes of public safety and quality of life problems. And then the lowest level of court in Texas, the Justice of the Peace that handles class C misdemeanors punishable by fine only.…
There are only two states in the U. S. with a bifurcated courts system, which means two separate high courts, one for civil matters and one for criminal appeals. In the state of Texas, there is the Texas Supreme Court and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. In this paper, it will be explained why these two courts are in place, what role they play in the courts system, and what service they provide. The Texas Supreme Court is in place in order to have the last word over civil matters arising from the lower courts in the state of Texas.…
The U.S. Supreme Court is the highest federal court in America. The court consists of The Chief Justice of the U.S. with eight associate judges all nominated by the President of the U.S. They evaluate laws according to and try cases pertaining to the Constitution. The hierarchy under the U.S. Supreme Court is Appellate Courts, Trial Courts, and Federal Courts and boards outside of the Judicial Branch. The Supreme Court rules whether or not it is permitted under the Constitution.…
Local Trial Courts in Texas There are two types of local trial courts in Texas: Municipal Courts and Justice of Peace Courts. The first type has limited criminal jurisdiction. Municipal Courts are created by Texas Legislature to work at the city level. The amount of courts in each location depends up its population and public needs.…
The amendment also gave this court full responsibility for all the criminal cases from the local trial courts. Texas is one of only two states that has separate high courts for civil and criminal matters. James Mann Hurt was the first presiding judge for this new court that functioned as the state’s highest criminal court and the judges served six year terms. In 1934 the Court of Criminal Appeals was granted authority to select commissioners whose decisions were considered final once approved by the regular…
The duties of the judicial system are to try both criminal and civil cases by applying the constitution and the laws that were passed by congress. We also have the lower number of judges and law, not the constitution, dictates the structure of the lower courts. Then we have Supreme Court. This is the highest court in the judicial branch. They have the final say on the constitutionality of all cases.…
The types of cases work completed by probate courts are cases related to mental illness, marriage licenses, distribution after a person's death, and adoption of a minor. Intermediate Appeals Courts includes the Court of Civil Appeals that has five judges that sit in panels consisting of three judges that sit and decide a case. This court has jurisdiction in appealed civil cases under $50,000. The Alabama courts of criminal appeals consist of five judges that sit en banc with all five judges sit and decide the case. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals handles hearing all appeals of felonies and misdemeanors crime cases in the state of Alabama.…
The Texas Judicial system has been made to resolve conflicts among the society. It is one of the most complex judicial system in the United States. Being that it is made up of five levels of courts supreme court, court of appeals, district court, county level courts, municipal and justice of the peace court. In a democracy, it is important to have this system because it is the mechanism that resolves the any given conflict in the state. These court systems takes and applies that law in the state.…
It is the same as the previous two with the exception of the person deciding the outcome. Also, both questions of law and fact can be found in the trail. The second option is for the appeal to go to a court of appeals. This is an ordinary appellant court that mostly deals with written documents and sometimes oral arguments. Only questions of law may be determined in the trial.…
The type of court structure we have in the United States is a dual court system. This means that every state has its own judicial system, that’s separate from the federal system, which is the same for every state. The state court includes trial courts of Limited Jurisdiction, Trial Court of General Jurisdiction, Intermediate Courts of Appeals, and the Appellate Court for a last resort. The Federal Court System includes District COurts, Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the Supreme COurt of the United States.…
The first nation’s juvenile court was established in Cook County, Illinois. One of the first judge at the nation’s juvenile court, judge Julian Mack stated the goal for the early juvenile court would be that “The child… be made to know that he is face to face with the power of the state, and more emphatically, be made to feel that he is the object of its care and solicitude,” (Pa, Rt.). Although many people in the United States believe that juveniles should not be tried as adults it is more appropriate to teach juveniles a lesson because no one knows what their instincts are, and it can be a threat to society because they will always have that negative mentality in mind. What solutions are there to these situations, or can there be any resolution…
All of the death penalty cases go through this court. There is nine judges in the Court of Criminal Appeals that after reviewing each case they give their published opinion about the criminal case. Their judgement can change by ordering a new trial. In some cases the CCA has a directed verdict, which means that the defendant is not found guilty and he/she gets another trial. When the defendant is found guilty by the CCA the next step for the defendant is to ask for another hearing or a writ of certiorari.…
Facts of the case are not generally an issue for the appellate courts because the purpose of appellate courts is to ensure that the trial court acted according to the law. The court system in the United States is divided into separate functions in order to provide a system of checks and balances to ensure that people’s rights are not being violated. Trail courts are the triers of fact. This is the court where evidence and witnesses are heard and decision are made by determining the facts of the case and applying the appropriate laws. Appellate courts and their judges base their decision only on how the law was applied and interpreted.…
The United States has a court structure comprised of multiple jurisdictions. Two of these jurisdictions are the original jurisdiction and the appellate jurisdiction. In the case of the original jurisdiction, the court has the necessary authority to hear a case when it is first brought to the court. Whereas, the appellate jurisdiction refers to a court that has the authority to review a case looking for possible errors based on the law (Bohm & Haley, 2011, p. 274).…