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State Court Systems Historical Development of State Court Systems State Judicial Structures Trial Courts of Limited Jurisdiction Trial Courts of General Jurisdiction Intermediate Appellate Courts Courts of Last Resort State Supreme Courts and Workload Demands

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Page 1: State Court Systems  Historical Development of State Court Systems  State Judicial Structures  Trial Courts of Limited Jurisdiction  Trial Courts of

State Court Systems

Historical Development of State Court Systems

State Judicial Structures Trial Courts of Limited Jurisdiction Trial Courts of General Jurisdiction Intermediate Appellate Courts Courts of Last Resort

State Supreme Courts and Workload Demands

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Historical Development of State Courts

Colonial CourtsPost Revolutionary State CourtsPost-Civil War Growth and

FragmentationCourt Unification MovementWidespread Workload Crisis Increases

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State Trial CourtsLimited

Jurisdiction

Limited to minor civil and criminal cases

Often limited to certain types of subject matter

Qualification requirements of the judges can vary

Often are not jury trials

General Jurisdiction

Handle more serious criminal and civil cases

Geographic division Naming conventions

vary Higher qualification

requirements Typically use jury trials

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Stages in State Supreme

Court Development

Low Caseload – Low Discretion

High Caseload – Low Discretion

Low Caseload – High Discretion