Court Structure

Question 1

Hierarchy of the courts:

Highest to lowest

Answer 1

Supreme Court

Court of appeal

High court

District Court- family court, youth, judge alone trials, jury trials.

Question 2

Jurisdiction definition:

Answer 2

Area of authority and there is a process of appeal from lower court to a higher one

Question 3

The Doctrine of President:

Prompt: Bound by decisions

Answer 3

Lower courts are bound by decisions made by higher courts, but courts of equal saris are not bound