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3| Introduction to Law and the Legal System:
Key Terminology – Legal System
Supreme Court = Highest court in the land
Circuit Courts of Appeal = Mid-level courts in the
federal system, hear federal appeals
District Court = Trial court level in the federal system
State Supreme Court = Highest court in each state
State Appellate Level Court = Hear appeals of state
cases
Trial Courts = Initial level of courts in the state
system
Note that while all state courts have trial courts,
appellate level courts and supreme courts, they are
sometimes called by different names
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