The Federal Court System
There are total of five federal offenses: crimes committed on high seas, federal property, and crossing a state or national border, Dereliction of Interstate Commerce, and harming a federal official while they are on duty. The Federal Courts are use for impeachment of a Public Official, disputes between two or more states, and Federal Courts have total jurisdiction over people filing bankruptcy in the U.S.. In my opinion, having total jurisdiction over people filing bankruptcy in the U.S. is most important role of Federal Courts. Many of people go to the Federal Courts to fight for their rights, and the Federal Courts has the ability to help them. All federal court judges are nominated by the President and are approved by the Senate. Once
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Each state will have at least 1 federal district court and up to 4 fede district courts. Currently, there are total of 91 federal district courts in the United States, and each has a judge in it. 15% of all the cases are handled by the federal district courts in the United States. The next part of the federal court system is the Circuit Courts of Appeals. The United States is divided into 11 circuits, and Washington D.C. is every special because it is circuit. There are at least five to fifteen people, and all the cases are heard by groups of three judges. The circuit courts only review the written records of the trail and written briefs submitted by attorney. The top of the federal court system is the U.S. Supreme Court. This is the only court which was created by the U.S. constitution, Article 3. The different ears of the U.S. Supreme Court are called by the last name of the Chief Justice. For example, the Marshal Court ear was in early 1800s, and the Chief wan J. John Marshall. I believe the U.S. Supreme Court is the most important in our court system because all the important cases that would affect the whole nation would be heard in the Supreme …show more content…
The first step is vote to render opinion on the case in conference. During this step, the winning side will have 5 or more votes, and the highest ranking justice of majority select who writes the opinion. Then the following steps are opinion, circulate the opinion for others opinions and potential changes, Accept others decision and make changes, then vote again. In this step, majority will announce their opinion. According to the Federal Judiciary PowerPoint, judicial activist is a philosophy of judicial decisions making that argues judges should use their power broadly to further justice, especially in the areas of equality and personal liberty, and the judicial restrained is a philosophy of judicial decision making that argues courts should allow the decisions of other branches of government to stand, even when they offend a judge’s own sense of principles. In my opinion, the judges should be an activist in a court case. Everybody knows the importance of the equality and personal liberty in this country. If the judges regret about a court case offend it, they should be
Each state will have at least 1 federal district court and up to 4 fede district courts. Currently, there are total of 91 federal district courts in the United States, and each has a judge in it. 15% of all the cases are handled by the federal district courts in the United States. The next part of the federal court system is the Circuit Courts of Appeals. The United States is divided into 11 circuits, and Washington D.C. is every special because it is circuit. There are at least five to fifteen people, and all the cases are heard by groups of three judges. The circuit courts only review the written records of the trail and written briefs submitted by attorney. The top of the federal court system is the U.S. Supreme Court. This is the only court which was created by the U.S. constitution, Article 3. The different ears of the U.S. Supreme Court are called by the last name of the Chief Justice. For example, the Marshal Court ear was in early 1800s, and the Chief wan J. John Marshall. I believe the U.S. Supreme Court is the most important in our court system because all the important cases that would affect the whole nation would be heard in the Supreme …show more content…
The first step is vote to render opinion on the case in conference. During this step, the winning side will have 5 or more votes, and the highest ranking justice of majority select who writes the opinion. Then the following steps are opinion, circulate the opinion for others opinions and potential changes, Accept others decision and make changes, then vote again. In this step, majority will announce their opinion. According to the Federal Judiciary PowerPoint, judicial activist is a philosophy of judicial decisions making that argues judges should use their power broadly to further justice, especially in the areas of equality and personal liberty, and the judicial restrained is a philosophy of judicial decision making that argues courts should allow the decisions of other branches of government to stand, even when they offend a judge’s own sense of principles. In my opinion, the judges should be an activist in a court case. Everybody knows the importance of the equality and personal liberty in this country. If the judges regret about a court case offend it, they should be