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Assignmentd41d4Answers ............................................................................................................................ 1
Assignmentd42d4Answers ............................................................................................................................ 2
Assignmentd43d4Answers ............................................................................................................................ 2
Assignmentd44d4Answers ............................................................................................................................ 4
Assignmentd45d4Answers ............................................................................................................................ 6
ASSIGNMENT 41 4ANSWERS
D4 D D
Answerd4thed4followingd4questionsd4regardingd4thed4courtsd4ind4yourd4state:
1. Ared4thered4limitedd4jurisdictiond4courtsd4ind4yourd4State?
Answer:d4Thed4stated4consideredd4hered4is,d4Texasd4ind4thed4Unitedd4States.d4Federald4courtsd4ared4thed
4courtsd4thatd4haved4limitedd4jurisdictions.d4Theyd4onlyd4heard4thed4casesd4whichd4ared4approvedd4byd4th
ed4Unitedd4Statesd4constitution.d4Districtd4courtsd4ared4thed4firstd4leveld4ofd4federald4courtsd4whered4limit
edd4jurisdictiond4exists,d4followedd4byd4circuitd4courtsd4andd4supremed4courts.
a. Named4thosed4courts:
Answer:d4Thered4ared4fourd4federald4districtd4courtsd4ind4thed4Stated4ofd4Texas.d4Theyd4ared4dividedd4in
tod4Unitedd4Statesd4Districtd4Courtsd4ofd4thed4Northernd4District,d4Easternd4District,d4Southernd4District,d
4andd4Westernd4Districtd4ofd4Texas.d4Thered4ared414d4courtsd4ofd4appealsd4ind4Texasd4whichd4haved4inte
rmediated4jurisdictiond4ind4civild4andd4criminald4casesd4whichd4ared4appealsd4fromd4thed4countryd4courts.
d 4 Andd4lastlyd4thed4Supremed4courtd4ofd4Texas
b. Whatd4typesd4ofd4casesd4cand4eachd4ofd4thosed4courtsd4presided4over?
Answer:d4Thed4casesd4ind4thed4districtd4courtd4ofd4Texasd4consistd4ofd4criminald4cases,d4divorced4cases,
d4electiond4cases,d4civild4matters,d4andd4anyd4otherd4mattersd4whichd4ared4notd4placedd4ind4thed4triald4cou
rt.d4Thed4circuitd4courtd4consistsd4ofd4thed4civild4andd4criminald4cased4whichd4isd4appealedd4byd4districtd4
courts.d4Thed4Supremed4Courtd4ofd4Texasd4isd4thed4resortd4ofd4civild4mattersd4ind4thed4US.d4Texasd4Cou
rtd4isd4thed4resortd4ofd4criminald4matters.
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4jurisdict
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courtd4ind4yourd4State?
Answer:d4Ind4thed4Stated4Texasd4ofd4Unitedd4States,d4thed4generald4jurisdictiond4courtd4isd4ad4districtd4court.
a. Howd4ared4thosed4courtsd4organized—byd4county,d4district,d4etc.?
Answer:d 4 Thed 4 geographicald 4 aread 4 coveredd 4 byd 4 eachd 4 courtd 4 isd 4 formulatedd 4 byd 4 thed 4 Legislat
ured 4 ofd 4 thed 4 Unitedd4States;d4however,d4eachd4countryd4isd4servedd4byd4ad4minimumd4ofd4oned4distric
td4court.
b. Doesd4thatd4courtd4haved4appellated4jurisdictiond4overd4casesd4fromd4anyd4limitedd
4jurisdictiond4courts?
Answer:d4Thed4districtd4courtsd4dod4haved4appellated4jurisdictiond4ind4alld4thed4subordinated4courtsd4whi
chd4ared4locatedd4ind4thed4districts;d4itd4coversd4bothd4civild4andd4criminald4cases.
3. Whatd4ared4thed4appellated4jurisdictiond4courtsd4ind4yourd4state?
Answer:d4Thed4appellantd4courtsd4ind4Statesd4Texasd4consistd4ofd4thed4Supremed4Court,d414d4intermedia
ted4courtsd4ofd4thed4appellant,d4andd4ad4courtd4ofd4criminald4appeals.
a. Isd4thered4and4intermediated4appellated4court?d4Whatd4isd4itd4calledd4andd4isd4itd4a
d4singled4courtd4ord4ared4thered4multipled4divisions?
Answer:d4Thered4ared414d4intermediated4courtsd4ofd4appeals.d4Theyd4haved4jurisdictiond4ind4civild4andd4
criminald4mattersd4fromd4thed4districtd4courtsd4ind4eachd4ofd4theird4geographicald4courtd4ofd4appealsd4ofd
4districtd4state.d4Theyd4haved4limitedd4writd4jurisdiction.
b. Whatd4isd4thed4highestd4appellated4court?
Answer:d4Thed4courtd4ofd4Criminald4appealsd4isd4thed4highestd4appellated4courtd4ind4thed4stated4Texasd4
ofd4Thed4Unitedd4States.
ASSIGNMENT 42 4ANSWERS
D4 D D
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esed4mayd4bed 4 calledd4titles,d4sections,d4codes,d4etc.)?d4Doesd4thed4stated4legislatured4websited4provided
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td4everyd4twod4odd-numberedd4years.
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ES.
TABLE 4OF 4CONTENTS
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Assignmentd41d4Answers ............................................................................................................................ 1
Assignmentd42d4Answers ............................................................................................................................ 2
Assignmentd43d4Answers ............................................................................................................................ 2
Assignmentd44d4Answers ............................................................................................................................ 4
Assignmentd45d4Answers ............................................................................................................................ 6
ASSIGNMENT 41 4ANSWERS
D4 D D
Answerd4thed4followingd4questionsd4regardingd4thed4courtsd4ind4yourd4state:
1. Ared4thered4limitedd4jurisdictiond4courtsd4ind4yourd4State?
Answer:d4Thed4stated4consideredd4hered4is,d4Texasd4ind4thed4Unitedd4States.d4Federald4courtsd4ared4thed
4courtsd4thatd4haved4limitedd4jurisdictions.d4Theyd4onlyd4heard4thed4casesd4whichd4ared4approvedd4byd4th
ed4Unitedd4Statesd4constitution.d4Districtd4courtsd4ared4thed4firstd4leveld4ofd4federald4courtsd4whered4limit
edd4jurisdictiond4exists,d4followedd4byd4circuitd4courtsd4andd4supremed4courts.
a. Named4thosed4courts:
Answer:d4Thered4ared4fourd4federald4districtd4courtsd4ind4thed4Stated4ofd4Texas.d4Theyd4ared4dividedd4in
tod4Unitedd4Statesd4Districtd4Courtsd4ofd4thed4Northernd4District,d4Easternd4District,d4Southernd4District,d
4andd4Westernd4Districtd4ofd4Texas.d4Thered4ared414d4courtsd4ofd4appealsd4ind4Texasd4whichd4haved4inte
rmediated4jurisdictiond4ind4civild4andd4criminald4casesd4whichd4ared4appealsd4fromd4thed4countryd4courts.
d 4 Andd4lastlyd4thed4Supremed4courtd4ofd4Texas
b. Whatd4typesd4ofd4casesd4cand4eachd4ofd4thosed4courtsd4presided4over?
Answer:d4Thed4casesd4ind4thed4districtd4courtd4ofd4Texasd4consistd4ofd4criminald4cases,d4divorced4cases,
d4electiond4cases,d4civild4matters,d4andd4anyd4otherd4mattersd4whichd4ared4notd4placedd4ind4thed4triald4cou
rt.d4Thed4circuitd4courtd4consistsd4ofd4thed4civild4andd4criminald4cased4whichd4isd4appealedd4byd4districtd4
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courtd4ind4yourd4State?
Answer:d4Ind4thed4Stated4Texasd4ofd4Unitedd4States,d4thed4generald4jurisdictiond4courtd4isd4ad4districtd4court.
a. Howd4ared4thosed4courtsd4organized—byd4county,d4district,d4etc.?
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ured 4 ofd 4 thed 4 Unitedd4States;d4however,d4eachd4countryd4isd4servedd4byd4ad4minimumd4ofd4oned4distric
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b. Doesd4thatd4courtd4haved4appellated4jurisdictiond4overd4casesd4fromd4anyd4limitedd
4jurisdictiond4courts?
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chd4ared4locatedd4ind4thed4districts;d4itd4coversd4bothd4civild4andd4criminald4cases.
3. Whatd4ared4thed4appellated4jurisdictiond4courtsd4ind4yourd4state?
Answer:d4Thed4appellantd4courtsd4ind4Statesd4Texasd4consistd4ofd4thed4Supremed4Court,d414d4intermedia
ted4courtsd4ofd4thed4appellant,d4andd4ad4courtd4ofd4criminald4appeals.
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d4singled4courtd4ord4ared4thered4multipled4divisions?
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criminald4mattersd4fromd4thed4districtd4courtsd4ind4eachd4ofd4theird4geographicald4courtd4ofd4appealsd4ofd
4districtd4state.d4Theyd4haved4limitedd4writd4jurisdiction.
b. Whatd4isd4thed4highestd4appellated4court?
Answer:d4Thed4courtd4ofd4Criminald4appealsd4isd4thed4highestd4appellated4courtd4ind4thed4stated4Texasd4
ofd4Thed4Unitedd4States.
ASSIGNMENT 42 4ANSWERS
D4 D D
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