Judicial system of the United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Judicial_system_of_the_United_States
GPTKB entity
Statements (73)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:appealsFromStateSupremeCourts gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:United_States_bankruptcy_courts
gptkb:United_States_district_courts
gptkb:United_States_courts_of_appeals
state courts
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:federalCourtsHandle federal law cases
disputes between states
constitutional cases
cases involving the United States as a party
gptkbp:federalJudgesAppointedBy gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:federalJudgesConfirmedBy gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:federalJudgesServe life tenure
gptkbp:hasAdministrativeLawJudges yes
gptkbp:hasAppellateCourts yes
gptkbp:hasAppellateProcedure yes
gptkbp:hasBankruptcyCourts yes
gptkbp:hasCircuitCourts yes
gptkbp:hasCivilCourts yes
gptkbp:hasCourtOfAppealsForArmedForces gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:hasCourtOfAppealsForTheArmedForces gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:hasCourtOfAppealsForTheDistrictOfColumbiaCircuit gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit
gptkbp:hasCourtOfAppealsForTheFederalCircuit gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit
gptkbp:hasCourtOfAppealsForVeteransClaims gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_Veterans_Claims
gptkbp:hasCourtOfFederalClaims gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:hasCourtOfInternationalTrade gptkb:United_States_Court_of_International_Trade
gptkbp:hasCriminalCourts yes
gptkbp:hasDrugCourts yes
gptkbp:hasFamilyCourts yes
gptkbp:hasFederalCourts yes
gptkbp:hasFederalJudges yes
gptkbp:hasFederalRulesOfAppellateProcedure yes
gptkbp:hasFederalRulesOfBankruptcyProcedure yes
gptkbp:hasFederalRulesOfCivilProcedure yes
gptkbp:hasFederalRulesOfCriminalProcedure yes
gptkbp:hasFederalRulesOfEvidence yes
gptkbp:hasFederalRulesOfFamilyProcedure no
gptkbp:hasFederalRulesOfJuvenileProcedure no
gptkbp:hasGrandJuries yes
gptkbp:hasJudicialReview yes
gptkbp:hasJuryTrials yes
gptkbp:hasJuvenileCourts yes
gptkbp:hasMagistrateJudges yes
gptkbp:hasMilitaryCourts yes
gptkbp:hasMunicipalCourts yes
gptkbp:hasPetitJuries yes
gptkbp:hasProbateCourts yes
gptkbp:hasProsecutors yes
gptkbp:hasPublicDefenders yes
gptkbp:hasRulesOfCivilProcedure yes
gptkbp:hasRulesOfCriminalProcedure yes
gptkbp:hasRulesOfEvidence yes
gptkbp:hasSmallClaimsCourts yes
gptkbp:hasSpecializedCourts yes
gptkbp:hasStateCourts yes
gptkbp:hasTaxCourt gptkb:United_States_Tax_Court
gptkbp:hasTrafficCourts yes
gptkbp:hasTrialCourts yes
gptkbp:hasTribalCourts yes
gptkbp:highestCourt gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Judicial system of the United States
gptkbp:legalSystem common law
gptkbp:numberOfFederalCourtsOfAppeals 13
gptkbp:numberOfFederalDistrictCourts 94
gptkbp:numberOfSenators 9
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:Judicial_Conference_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:stateCourtsHandle majority of cases
gptkbp:stateJudgesSelectedBy varies by state
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1_Stat._414
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7