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4. Hired to represent people with legal problems

5. Who is an attorney?

6. Offers testimony in court concerning the facts of the case

7. Who is a witness?

8. Hired by the state to represent the rights of the citizens in a criminal trial

9. Who is the prosecuting attorney?

10. Responsible for keeping an accurate record of all that occurs in the courtoom

11. Who is the court reporter?

12. Court that handles cases involving dangerous dogs

13. What is the municipal court?

14. Court that has original jurisdiction in felony matters

15. What are District Courts?

16. The only court that would handle both a civil or criminal appeal

17. What are Courts of Appeals?

18. Court at the state level that has final jurisdiction over death penalty cases

19. What is the Court of Criminal Appeals?

20. Taking a case to a higher court for a rehearing

21. What is to appeal?

22. Term having to do with a local community or city

23. What is municipal?

24. Division of law that deals with disputes between two parties

25. What is civil law?

26. The power of a court to try and decide certain cases

27. What is jurisdiction?

28. Type of court that would handle a murder case

29. What is criminal court?

30. Type of court that would handle a divorce case

31. What is civil court?

32. Type of court that would help a victim recover damages for injuries from a car accident

33. What is a civil court?

35. Type of court that would handle a vandalism case involving toilet- papering a house

36. What is a criminal court?

37. The number of district courts in Texas

38. What is 432?

39. The courts in Texas that have the largest total number of judges

40. What are the municipal courts?

41. The number of district courts that are designated as criminal district courts

42. What is 12?

43. The total number of court officials at the state’s highest courts

44. What is 18?

45. Court that handles small claims $5000 or less

46. What are Justice of the Peace Courts?

47. The range of ages to be considered a juvenile in Texas

48. What is ten to seventeen?

49. The length of term for a justice on the Texas Supreme Court

50. What is six years?

51. The court that has final jurisdiction on all juvenile cases

52. What is the Texas Supreme Court?

53. Selection of Judges

54. The method used to select most Texas judges

55. What are elections?