Court jurisdictions

When deciding on a particular court for the presentation of a case, it is important to consider the cost of the lawsuit to determine whether it is worth the cost. The cost of a lawsuit should always be less than the value of the lawsuit being filed. The place where the particular case which will be presented for hearing has taken place also matters. One should choose a court that is close enough to the specific place where he or she is closely located. This will help in reducing the time wasted to travel to and from the court. The type of case also determines the court to present the claim (Mailath et al., 2017). Higher courts such as the Supreme Court deal with matters that are above average such as the political and Government Issue since they cannot be taken to a local court. For example, the Supreme Court is heavily involved in the election type of cases as they present a challenge for the lower courts to deal with and reach a conclusion.  Matters to do with car accidents are matters taken to the lower courts since they have more time to deal with the matter other than using the supreme court.

Judges are required to have a clear understanding or memorize the code of the judicial conduct at all times. Ethical decisions and constitutional restraints are two of the major ways they use in self-restraints in the judicial environment (Mullenix, 2017). For example, prior to making renders judges will always use the historical facts and cases to get the facts straight in the verdict. Also before presiding over a case, the executive branch is always considered in the act.

State courts are courts which have been established mainly by the state, municipalities, counties, cities and other state laws while the federal courts are the courts established through the United States Constitution in order to solve the disputes which involve the laws passed by the Congress and matters to do with the constitution.  State courts deal with individual citizens such as traffic offenses and robberies while the federal courts deal with the government issues and protecting the constitution.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

Mullenix, L. S. (2017). State & Federal Courts, The Erie Doctrine and Applicable Law. Moore's Federal Practice-Civil, 17.

Mailath, G. J., Morris, S., & Postlewaite, A. (2017). Laws and authority. Research in Economics, 71(1), 32-42.