3-20 Notes

-Inferior Courts were created to function beneath the supreme court.
- They have 12 Judicial Districts
- They have 677 Judges.
- There are 94 district courts.
-A multi Judge panel is when more than one Judges vote on a case.
- Alien Terrorist Remove Courts are 5 year terms.
- Aliens are from a foreign Country.
- District Courts hear both criminal and Civil Cases.
- A civil case has to do with money.
- A criminal case has to do against you. A crime you committed.
- Most decisions in the federal district courts are final meaning the cases start and end there.
- A few cases go to higher court.
- Each court has 6-28 Judges and 1 supreme Court Justice is assigned to each district.
- The court of appeals for the federal court hear nation wide cases.
- Normally have 3 judge panels.
- A federal trial court only tries civil cases that arise out of the nations customs.
- There is 9 Judges.