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Types of Federal Courts

Types of Federal Courts. United States Supreme Court . Only court system created by Constitution Highest Court system in the US Nine justices (judges) Longest serving is Antonin Scalia . Inferior Courts. Lower Federal court Constitutional Courts & Special Courts. Constitutional Court.

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Types of Federal Courts

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  1. Types of Federal Courts

  2. United States Supreme Court • Only court system created by Constitution • Highest Court system in the US • Nine justices (judges) • Longest serving is Antonin Scalia

  3. Inferior Courts • Lower Federal court • Constitutional Courts & Special Courts

  4. Constitutional Court • Article III Courts or Regular Courts • Congress created under “Judicial Power of the United States” • 94 District Courts • 12 US Court Appeals • US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit • US Court of International Trade

  5. Special Courts • Legislative Courts or Article I Courts • Created by Congress – “to constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court” • US Tax Court • US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces • US Court of Federal Claims • Territorial Courts • Courts of the District of Columbia • US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

  6. Exit ticket • What was the first document to limit the power of the king?

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