Judicial Branch Flashcards
Exclusive jurisdiction
Power of a court to adduct a case to the exclusion of other courts
Concurrent jurisdiction
Where two or more courts from different systems simultaneously have jurisdiction over a specific case
District court
A federal trial
Original jurisdiction
A courts power to hear and decide a case before listening to any information about it
Appeals court
A court that appeals from a lower court
Appellate jurisdiction
The power of s higher court to review divisions and change outcomes of decisions of a lower court
Remand
Place a bail which a trial is held off
Opinion
A view or judgement formed about something without knowledge
Precedent
An earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide
Judicial review
Review by the us Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act
Constitutional
Relating to an established set of principles governing a state
Docket
Enter a case onto a list of those due to be heard
Brief
A written summary
Majority opinion
Judicial opinion agreed by more than half the members of a court
Concurring opinion
A written opinion by one or more nudged of a court which agrees with the decision made by the majority of the court
