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5.3 Discuss District, Appellate and Supreme Courts.  What does jurisdiction mean?

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What happens if you lose in an appellate court

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What happens if you lose in an appellate court

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If you lose in a appellate court you can appeal to the highest court in the land the United States Supreme Court

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What happens if you lose in a district court?

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What happens if you lose in a district court?

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If you lose in a district court you can ask a higher court (appellate court) to consider whether or not your trial followed the law correctly

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Appellate courts hear federal appeals

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There are 12 appellate courts

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Criminal cases involves pleading guilty to a lesser charge

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Civil cases involves an adequate financial settlement

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A plea bargin is a deal between the defendant and the plantiff in order to bypass the need for a normal trial

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They usually end in a settlement or a plea bargin

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Not most civil and criminal cases make it to court

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The power to hear the case for a first time

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District courts are the lowest trial courts, district courts have originial jurisdiction

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There are 94 district courts in the national or federal judiciary

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Civil law is between two people.
Ex: One person sue's another person for violating a contract

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Criminal laws is law between the state and the individual.
Ex: An individual breaking the law by robbing a bank

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The 2 laws are criminal laws and civil laws