{"id":7155,"date":"2017-11-07T17:40:22","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T17:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=7155"},"modified":"2023-04-21T23:07:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T23:07:11","slug":"federal-court-rules-simplified","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=7155","title":{"rendered":"Federal Rules of Procedure:"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Below is a list of each type of federal court followed by<\/em> information about the history, function, and purpose of each.\u00a0 \u00a0First, however,\u00a0Wild Willpower PAC<\/a> is assembling\u00a0simplified versions<\/em>\u00a0of federal court rules<\/a> to help walk you through them,\u00a0as follows<\/em>:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 for use in\u00a0civil proceedings (torts)<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 for use in\u00a0criminal proceedings<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Federal Rules of Evidence<\/a>\u00a0applicable to civil\u00a0and <\/em>criminal cases.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Note:\u00a0<\/span> Some cases may be tried as both criminal\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>civil: see crimes that are also\u00a0usually<\/em>\u00a0torts<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0penal actions<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

List of Federal Courts
\nand their General Roles:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The Judiciary Act of 1789 established\u00a0the three levels of the federal court system<\/a>\u00a0in existence today. Periodically, however, Congress has exercised its power, based on Article III and Article I of the Constitution, to create other federal courts.\u00a0 Courts established under Article III are known as constitutional courts and those created under Article I are called legislative courts.\u00a0 The\u00a0Supreme Court<\/a>,courts of appeals<\/a>, and\u00a0federal district courts<\/a>\u00a0are constitutional courts.\u00a0<\/strong>[2]<\/span><\/p>\n

Constitutional Courts:
\n“Article III Courts”<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

U.S. Supreme Court<\/span><\/a> – located in Washington, D.C., reviews unprecedented cases and announces Supreme Court Decisions<\/a> which may be cited in court in order to back cases brought within other courts.\u00a0 The highest court in the United States.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Federal Circuit<\/span><\/a>\u00a0– these 13 “circuit courts” review cases appealed from federal district courts, and in some cases from administrative agencies.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\u2014 aka<\/span>\u00a0circuit courts<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/strong>.<\/em>;\u00a0courts of appeals<\/em><\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

U.S. Federal District Courts<\/span><\/a> – located in every state, the District of Columbia and in four territories: Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and having original jurisdiction over virtually all cases.\u00a0 These “trial courts” are where the factual record is established, and they’re the only federal courts wherein attorneys examine and cross-examine witnesses; aka trial courts<\/em><\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Legislative Courts:<\/strong><\/span>
\n“Article I Courts”<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0These courts have administrative, quasi-legislative, and judicial duties used for the express purpose of helping to administer specific congressional statutes:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces<\/span><\/a> – worldwide appellate jurisdiction over members of the armed forces on active duty and other persons subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims<\/span><\/a> – reviews Board of Veterans’ Appeals decisions appealed by claimants who believe the Board erred in its decision.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

U.S. Tax Court<\/span><\/a> – a trial court to expeditiously resolve disputes between taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

U.S. Court\u00a0of Federal Claims<\/span><\/a>\u00a0– a special trial court which deals with most claims for money damages against the U.S. government, and damages related to vaccine compensation.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Court of International Trade<\/a><\/span>\u00a0– addresses cases involving international trade and customs laws.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Bankruptcy:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over bankruptcy cases involving personal, business, or farm bankruptcy.\u00a0 This means a bankruptcy case cannot be filed in state court.\u00a0 Through the bankruptcy process, individuals or businesses that can no longer pay their creditors may either seek a court-supervised liquidation of their assets, or they may reorganize their financial affairs and work out a plan to pay their debts.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Learn More<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

References:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Below is a list of each type of federal court followed by information about the history, function, and purpose of each.\u00a0 \u00a0First, however,\u00a0Wild Willpower PAC is assembling\u00a0simplified versions\u00a0of federal court rules to help walk you through them,\u00a0as follows: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure\u00a0\u2013 for use in\u00a0civil proceedings (torts). Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure\u00a0\u2013 … Continue reading Federal Rules of Procedure:<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12737,"parent":2251,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7155","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7155"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18641,"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7155\/revisions\/18641"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2251"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}