THE MACHINE
STRUCTURE OF FEDERAL COURTS
Federal Courts
1. Legal Jurisdiction
I. laws of the United States
II. treaties
III. admiralty and maritime law
IV. controversies between two states
V. between citizens of different states
2. District Courts
I. Federal Court of General Jurisdiction
a. violations of federal laws
b. civil rights abuses
c. interstate transportation of stolen vehicles
d. kidnapping
e. citizenship and alien rights
f. civil suits
g. 94 district courts At least one in each state
3. Federal Appeals Courts a.k.a. US
Circuit Courts
1. 12 different courts
2. Alaska is in the 9th Circuit out of San Francisco
3. hears appeals from Federal District Courts and State Appeals
Courts