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State Courts

First go to and read the information provided on each of the following four state court system web sites. Then compare and contrast the structure among the states.
  • What are the courts of limited, general and appellate jurisdiction in each state?
  • What is the structure of the court system in your state?

State Court sites

http://www.courts.state.tx.us

http://www.state.ak.us/courts

http://www.courts.state.ny.us

http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov

http://www.courts.state.mn.us

This overview of the Minnesota court system will help students find their way through the Trial Courts, the Court of Appeals and the Minnesota Supreme Court.
  • What do the diagrams show of how specific types of cases travel through each level of the system?
  • How would you generally describe how cases are processed?
http://www.courts.state.mn.us/page/?pageID=124

Supreme Court

For more information about the Supreme Court and its justices, check out the following sites.

Supreme Court
http://www.supremecourtus.gov

Supreme Court Justices
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/justices/fullcourt.html

Understanding Federal Courts

http://www.uscourts.gov/about.html





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