Make a Copy of the Federal Court Structure Diagram Found

question 141

Essay

Make a copy of the federal court structure diagram found in this chapter and add any explanatory notes you feel will be useful to you in the future. Include in your diagram the names of U.S. district courts that sit in your state and the U.S. Court of Appeals that covers the circuit in which your state is situated.
Make a similar explanatory diagram for the court system of your state. Research the material to be placed in the diagram, including any jurisdictional amounts, by looking under courts, judiciary, and jurisdiction in the index of your state statutes or constitution, usually located in the law library, or search your State Court Web site. Some states have an administrative office of the courts at the capitol that may provide preprinted state court diagrams.
Place both diagrams and the State Court Web site address in the court section of your litigation
systems folder.

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