Sources of law part 2

District courts are mainly responsible for international law cases.

District courts focus exclusively on state law matters.

District courts primarily handle appeals from the Supreme Court.

District courts are primarily known for handling federal trial cases.

Criminal Court

Civil Court

Family Court, Probate Court

Traffic Court

The Court of Appeals creates new laws.

The Court of Appeals conducts trials with juries.

The Court of Appeals reviews and evaluates decisions from lower courts.

The Court of Appeals is the highest court in the country.

State courts differ from federal courts in jurisdiction, with state courts handling state law cases and federal courts handling federal law cases.

Federal courts are located in every state.

State courts have more judges than federal courts.

State courts handle only criminal cases

The Supreme Court's review process is open to public voting on which cases to hear.

The Supreme Court reviews all cases submitted to it without selection.

The Supreme Court selectively chooses cases to review, focusing on significant legal issues.

The Supreme Court only reviews cases that have been decided by lower courts.

Constitutional Court

High Court

Appeals Court

Federal Court

Legal principles, case law, statutes, and procedural rules.

Historical legal documents

Legal textbooks and journals

Personal opinions of lawyers

Case annotations are legal documents that must be filed in court.

Case annotations are summaries of court rulings.

Case annotations are the names of the judges involved in a case.

Case annotations are metadata that provide additional information about legal cases.

Original legal documents and authoritative sources such as statutes, regulations, and case law.

Historical legal opinions and essays

Legal textbooks and commentaries

Fictional legal cases and scenarios

To serve as the primary source of law in research.

To provide legal definitions and statutes directly.

The purpose of secondary materials in legal research is to provide commentary and analysis that aids in understanding the law.

To summarize court cases without analysis.