Chapter 3 Flashcards
Litigate
To resolve dispute in court
Meditator
Attempt t be nuetral third party to achieve a compromise between two parties in a dispute
Arbitrator
Holds informal hearing to determine what happened
Court
A governmental forum that administrates justice under law
Trial Court
Courts where a dispute is first heard; will hear all facts and read a verdict
Verdict
Decison in the case
Original Juristdiction
Power to hear the case in full for the first time
Appellate Court
- reviews decsions of lower courts when a party claims an error was made
- examines the transcript
Transcript
A verbatim record of what went on during a trial
Appellate Breifs
Written arguments on the issues of law submitted by opposing attorneys
Article 3 of constitution
he original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
Federal Judictiary Act
The Judiciary Act of 1789, officially titled “An Act to Establish the Judicial Courts of the United States,” was signed into law by President George Washington on September 24, 1789. Article III of the Constitution established a Supreme Court, but left to Congress the authority to create lower federal courts as
Judiciary Act
The Judiciary Act 1789 established the federal court system separate from individual state courts. It was one of the first Acts of the First Congress. President George Washington signed it into law on September 24, 1789.
State trial court
Courts with genreal original jurisdiction over both criminal and civil matters
Court of record
Keeps an exact account of hat goes on trial
