Transcript Unit 3 Criminal Justice Federal Court System

Unit 3 Criminal Justice
Federal Court System
Amendment 14
• What does the 14th
Amendment State?
Due Process
• Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the
United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof,
are citizens of the United States and of the State
wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce
any law which shall abridge the privileges or
immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall
any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or
property, without due process of law; nor deny to
any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws.
An Overview of the
Federal Court System
• District Courts
(trial courts)
• Circuit Courts
(appellate courts)
• U.S. Supreme Court
Trial Courts
• 95 district courts (Philadelphia, Scranton, &
Pittsburgh)
– At least one in each state + one in D.C.
– Includes Bankruptcy courts
• Types of Cases:
– U.S. Constitution
– Federal statutes
– Diversity
• 3 Special Trial courts
– U.S. Court of International Trade
– U.S. Court of Federal Claims
– US Tax Courts
Appellate Courts
• 94 district courts are organized into
12 regional circuits (11 Circuits + D.C. Circuit)
• Each Circuit has a Court of Appeals
• Types of cases:
– Appeals from the district courts in its circuit
– Appeals from decisions of federal administrative agencies
• 1 special circuit – the Federal Circuit
– Patent cases
– Appeals from the Court of International Trade
– Appeals form the Court of Federal Claims
Federal Circuits (13)
12 – D.C. Circuit
13 – Federal Circuit: Patents, Federal Claims, International Trade
Supreme Court
• Cases may have begun in lower
federal or state courts
• Cases of original jurisdiction
– Ambassador cases
– Controversies between states
• New York v. New Jersey
– Ellis Island
• Arizona v. Colorado
– Water rights
U.S.
Supreme
Court
1st
Circuit
D.
Maine
D.
Mass
.
2nd
Circuit
D.
R.I.
D.
Conn.
S.D.
N.Y.
3rd
Circuit
D.
V.T.
D.
V.I
.
E.D.
P.A
.
D.
Del.
Unit 3: Part II
Chapter 9 and 10
The Court Room
Chapter 9: Court System “Playaz’”
Activity
Research & Report Activity
• Judge
• Plaintiff
• Defendant
• District Attorney
(Prosecutor)
• Jury
• Defense Attorney/
Public Defender
A Few Good Men
• Watch the film
• Analyze the
fundemental
process of a criminal
courtroom
proceeding
• Identify the “Playaz”
• Evaluate the
outcome
Chapter 10 Vocab Assignment
• In groups, read through and define
basic court room terminology.
• Create a flow chart of the 8 phases
of a criminal trial.