Quiz 7-22-14 Flashcards
How many judges are on the district courts?
677
How many district courts are there?
94
How many courts of appeals are there?
12
How many judges do the courts of appeals have?
179
How many judges does the Supreme Court have?
9
How many judges does the court of international trade have?
9
How many judges does the court of appeals for the federal circuit have?
12
What was the basis for dividing the U.S. into districts?
Judiciary Act 1789
Why were the courts of appeals created?
To lessen the burden on the Supreme Court of hearing all the district courts’s appeals
Docket
List of cases to be heard
Civil case
A non-criminal matter, such as disputes over contract terms and claims of patent infringements
Criminal case
A case where the defendant is tried for doing something that congress has declared a federal crime
Article III, section 1 created what?
A dual court system
Constitutional courts
Courts created by congress under Article III, to exercise the judicial power of the States
Special courts
Courts created by congress under Article I, to constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court
The primary function of federal judges
To hear and decide cases
The term of a judge on a constitutional court
Appointed for life
Term of a judge in a special court
15 years
Plaintiff
The person who files suit
Defendant
The person who the claim is against
