After reading this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions: What are the different types of jurisdiction a court must have before it can render a binding decision in a case? What is venue? How is our dual court system structured? What are the threshold requirements that must be met before a court will hear a case? What are the steps in civil litigation? | Chapter 3 The . Legal System Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Chapter 3: The . Legal System 3- Types of Jurisdiction Original Jurisdiction: The power to hear and decide cases when they first enter the legal system Appellate Jurisdiction: The power to review previous judicial decisions to determine whether trial courts erred in their decisions “Jurisdiction” refers to the power of a court to hear a particular case. Types of jurisdiction include “original” jurisdiction, which refers to the power to hear and decide a case when it first enters the legal system, and “appellate jurisdiction, which refers to the power to review a lower court decision to determine whether the lower court erred in rendering its verdict. 3- Types of Jurisdiction In personam jurisdiction: The power to render a decision affecting the rights of the specific persons before the court Subject-matter jurisdiction: The power to hear certain kinds of cases Other types of jurisdiction include “in personam” jurisdiction, which refers to the power to render a decision affecting the rights of specific persons before the court, and “subject-matter” jurisdiction, which refers to the power to hear certain kinds of cases. 3- Subject-Matter Jurisdiction: Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction Admiralty cases Bankruptcy cases Federal criminal prosecutions Cases in which one state sues another state Claims against the United States Federal patent, trademark, and copyright claims Other claims involving federal statutes that specify exclusive federal jurisdiction Federal courts have exclusive subject-matter jurisdiction over the following types of litigation: admiralty cases; bankruptcy cases; federal criminal prosecutions; cases in which one state sues another state; claims against the United States; federal patent, trademark, and copyright claims; and other claims . | Chapter 3 The . Legal System Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Chapter 3: The . Legal System 3- Types of Jurisdiction Original Jurisdiction: The power to hear and decide cases when they first enter the legal system Appellate Jurisdiction: The power to review previous judicial decisions to determine whether trial courts erred in their decisions “Jurisdiction” refers to the power of a court to hear a particular case. Types of jurisdiction include “original” jurisdiction, which refers to the power to hear and decide a case when it first enters the legal system, and “appellate jurisdiction, which refers to the power to review a lower court decision to determine whether the lower court erred in rendering its verdict. 3- Types of Jurisdiction In personam jurisdiction: The power to render a decision affecting the rights of the specific persons before .
