Federal Circuit Courts/ Federal courts of Appeal:

Question 1

What types of courts are they?

Answer 1

Appeals usually heard by a panel of three judges.

Question 2

What type of jurisdiction to they have?

Answer 2

ONLY HAVE APPELLATE jurisdiction: only hear cases on appeal

Question 3

What is the process like in these courts?

Answer 3

they never use citizen juries. Instead, cases are heard by a panel of judges.
New evidence is never introduced at Federal Courts of Appeals.
Witnesses are never questioned or cross examined at Federal Courts of Appeals.
-never question “guilty” or “innocent”

-no new evidence
-Witnesses aren’t questioned
-no jury is used
-question of innocence or guilt never answered