Judiciary Flashcards
Jurisdiction
Authority of courts to hear certain cases
Constitutional courts
Federal courts created under Article III and Supreme court
Legislative courts
Congress, hear cases on powers of Congress
District Courts
Trial courts at federal level, criminal/civil
Appeals courts
Review decisions of federal administrative agencies
Supreme court nomination factors
Party affiliation, judicial philosophy, experience, race, gender, religion, region, litmus test (ideological purity), acceptability (ABA, interest groups, justices)
LBJ
First African American supreme justic
Reagan
First woman justice
Rule of four
4/9 judges agree to hear case
Breif orders
Return to lower court, related case decision made
Writ of certiorari
Order to lower courts, send records of case
Certificate
Lower court ask Supreme Court about rule/procedure
Breif
Detailed statement of facts
Amicus curiae breifs
Support/reject arguments
fLaw clerks
research info presented