THE FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM

CREATION OF A NATIONAL JUDICIARY

• During the years the articles of confederation were in force 1781-1789
• There are two separate court systems, a dual court system
• There are two kinds of federal courts

FEDERAL COURT JURISDICTION

• The constitution courts hear most of the cases tried in the federal courts.
• The constitution gives the federal courts jurisdiction over certain cases.
• The federal courts have several different types of jurisdiction.

APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES

• The manner in which federal judges are chosen
• The terms and pay of judges
• Today federal judges have little involvement in administrative operations.

THE DISTRICTS COURTS

• The fifty states district courts are the federal trial courts
• The district courts have original jurisdiction over most cases