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federal courts — n. The courts of the United States, created by the Constitution or by acts of Congress and having jurisdiction created by statute, including federal district courts, federal courts of appeal, and the Supreme Court of the United States. The… … Law dictionary
Federal courts of Brazil — The federal court system of Brazil has all its organs and competences listed and defined in the Brazilian 1988 Constitution. The National Justice Council is an exclusively administrative organ of the federal court system.Courts*Supreme Federal… … Wikipedia
Federal courts of Switzerland — The federal judiciary of Switzerland consists of the Federal Supreme Court, the Federal Criminal Court and the Federal Administrative Court. These courts are charged with the application of Swiss federal law through the judicial process. The… … Wikipedia
federal courts — The courts of the United States (as distinguished from state, county, or city courts) as ereated either by Art. Ill of U.S.Const., or by Congress. See specific courts, e.g., Courts of Appeals, U.S. Claims Court, U.S. District (district courts),… … Black's law dictionary
federal courts — The courts of the United States (as distinguished from state, county, or city courts) as ereated either by Art. Ill of U.S.Const., or by Congress. See specific courts, e.g., Courts of Appeals, U.S. Claims Court, U.S. District (district courts),… … Black's law dictionary
United States federal courts — United States This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the United States … Wikipedia
Judicial appointment history for United States federal courts — The appointment of federal judges has become viewed as a political process in the last several decades. This is especially true of U.S. Supreme Court and court of appeals appointments. These charts show the composition of the Supreme and circuit… … Wikipedia
List of Regional Federal Courts — * Regional Federal Court for the First Region, Tribunal Regional Federal da Primeira Região (TRF 1) * Regional Federal Court for the Second Region, Tribunal Regional Federal da Segunda Região (TRF 2) * Regional Federal Court for the Third Region … Wikipedia
Judicial council (United States federal courts) — Judicial councils are the disciplinary panels of the United States federal courts. They deal with matters of discipline for United States federal judges. Each judicial panel has the jurisdiction covered by a United States court of appeals. The… … Wikipedia
Courts of the United States — include both the United States federal courts, comprising the judicial branch of the federal government of the United States (operating under the authority of the United States Constitution and federal law) and state and territorial courts of the … Wikipedia