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The District of Columbia Courts

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

The District of Columbia Courts

NIKKI HAN AND TILLIE WAGNER
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The highest court of the District of Columbia.

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Equal to a State Supreme Court except that its authority is derived from the US Congress rather than the inherent sovereignty of the states.

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Authorized to review all final orders and judgements from the associate judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

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Has jurisdiction to review decisions of administrative agencies, boards, and commissions of the district government.

Can answer questions of law presented by the US Supreme Court, the US Court of Appeals, or the highest appellate courts of any state.

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Authorized by Congress to review proposed rules of the trial court and develop its own rules for proceedings.

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