SS.7.CG.3.9 Vocab

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Appellate Court

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reviews decisions of lower courts to determine if a significant error of law was made during trial

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Circuit Court

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A court that hears cases in several designated locations rather than in a single place

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County Court

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a court in some states with civil and criminal jurisdiction for a given county.

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Florida District Courts of Appeals

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appellate courts in the state court system that reviews decisions made by the lower trial courts

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Florida Supreme Court

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the highest court in Florida

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U.S. Courts of Appeals

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Courts within the second tier of the three-tiered federal court system, to which decisions of the district courts may be appealed for review.

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U.S. District Courts

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Courts within the lowest tier of the three-tiered federal court system; courts where litigation begins.

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U.S. Supreme Court

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Highest court in the US

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Trial Court

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first court to hear a dispute.