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Judicial district, the Glossary

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A judicial district or legal district denotes the territorial area for which a legal court (usually a district court) has jurisdiction.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 10 relations: Austria, Comarca, Court, District court, Federal judiciary of the United States, Jurisdiction, State court (United States), Superior court, U.S. state, United States federal judicial district.

  2. Judicial districts

Austria

Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps.

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Comarca

A comarca is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain, and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama.

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Court

A court is any person or institution, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law.

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District court

District courts are a category of courts which exists in several nations, some call them "small case court" usually as the lowest level of the hierarchy.

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Federal judiciary of the United States

The federal judiciary of the United States is one of the three branches of the federal government of the United States organized under the United States Constitution and laws of the federal government.

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Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction (from Latin juris 'law' + dictio 'speech' or 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice.

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State court (United States)

In the United States, a state court has jurisdiction over disputes with some connection to a U.S. state.

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Superior court

In common law systems, a superior court is a court of general jurisdiction over civil and criminal legal cases.

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U.S. state

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.

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United States federal judicial district

In the U.S. federal judicial system, the United States is divided into 94 judicial districts.

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See also

Judicial districts

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_district

Also known as Legal district, Partido Judicial.