the u.s. court system
the u.s. court system, as part of the federal system of government, is characterized by dual hierarchies: there are both state and federal courts. each state has its own system of courts, composed of civil and criminal trial courts, sometimes intermediate courts of appeal, and a state supreme court. the federal court system consists of a series of trial courts (district courts) serving relatively small geographic regions, circuit courts of appeal that hear appeals from many district courts in a particular geograp。。。