1. U.S. Court of Appeals U.S. District Court
_______________________ For only cases between states, or involving ____________________. Most work is on ________________, either from U.S. Courts of Appeal, or ___________ _______________ ______________.
U.S.
Supreme Court
Federal Court System
Texas State Court System
Texas Court of
Criminal Appeals
-________ _________ only
-________ ________ appeals
Texas Supreme Court
-________ ________ only
____________ cases.
U.S. Court of Appeals
No ____________ jurisdiction, only hears cases
on ___________ from U.S. District Courts
Death Penalty
Review of
Cases
Texas Court of Appeals
Original & Appellate
U.S. District Court
_______Courts. _______Jurisdiction
Civil Trials Criminal Trials
-________________ -__________________
-Public lands -__________________
-_______________ -__________________
-Patent/copyright infringement
County Courts
-Mid level _____________Courts
_________________________
Appeals of J.P. & Muni Verdicts
Small _______________ cases
District Courts
“Big Cases”
-_________________
_complex civil cases
_Juvenile court
Appeals
Original
Jurisdiction
Appeals
Justice of Peace (JP) Courts
Civil and criminal
Small ______________________
__________ only.
No court reporters
Municipal (Muni) Courts
Judges are ________________
Court Reporters
Only _______________Cases