2007-09-23 08:29:25 · 9 answers · asked by katiras 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
What you have depends on where you are. US trial courts are district courts located in set locations with judges assigned there permanently. The same terminology can be used by states. Others use the term superior court. There are states that have rural counties that don't have enough cases to keep one judge busy full time so have circuit courts where the judges who handle serious cases (felonies, divorces, probate and large civil suits) cover more than one courthouse. There can be local part time judges, justices of the peace or magistrates who handle small cases (traffic, misdemeanors, small civil suits and arraignments)
2007-09-23 08:39:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
District Court Vs Circuit Court
2016-12-18 05:14:49 · answer #2 · answered by marcy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Circuit Court Vs District Court
2016-11-06 08:06:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-26 23:07:09 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the jurisdiction (country and state/province) since each court system has its own names.
At the federal level in the US, the District Courts are the trial courts -- and the Circuits Courts of Appeals are the intermediate appellate courts.
But for some states, the term "District Court" refers to the appellate circuit, and the two mean the same thing.
2007-09-23 08:35:09 · answer #5 · answered by coragryph 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Circuit court would have jurisdiction over the county you reside in. District court is just that, the district is determined by size and population. It is a higher court than circuit, but not as high as the supreme court.
2007-09-23 08:35:40 · answer #6 · answered by trooper3316 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In the US Federal court system, district court is the trial court. Appeals are heard in various circuits' Courts of Appeals.
2007-09-23 08:34:19 · answer #7 · answered by pufferoo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In Michigan, the District Court is at the city/township level. There may be several in a county. They handle the lower-level cases; both civil and criminal. For example, traffic tickets, misdemeanor crimes and small claims lawsuits are handled by the district courts.
The is only one circuit court in each county. They handle felony crimes and high value civil cases.
2007-09-23 17:12:55 · answer #8 · answered by FelonyBoy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That depends on the state you are in.
2016-03-13 05:33:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋