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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
Historical Development of State Courts
Colonial CourtsPost Revolutionary State CourtsPost-Civil War Growth and
FragmentationCourt Unification MovementWidespread Workload Crisis Increases
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
Stages in State Supreme
Court Development
Low Caseload – Low Discretion
High Caseload – Low Discretion
Low Caseload – High Discretion