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This 4-page paper describes the court systems (state and federal) for someone living in Phoenix, AZ. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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federal district courts through the U.S. Supreme Court. Though a specific city wasnt named, Phoenix, Arizona, in Maricopa County, was chosen for this purpose.
Overall, the purpose of all of the courts is to support and uphold the U.S. Constitution, which is considered the "supreme law of the land in the United
States" (U.S. Courts, 2008). But based on the Constitution, power is shared between the federal and state governments (U.S. Courts, 2008). As a result, both the federal and state governments
have their own court systems (U.S. Courts, 2008). There are two court systems because the state and federal constitutions tend to have
different oversights. For example, bankruptcy would be a federal situation, as there are federal laws that deal specifically with this situation. On the other hand, family issues are handled differently
from state to state, and so would be a state jurisdiction. As a result, federal and state systems need their own courts to apply the different rules from their different
constitutions. On the federal side, Article III, Section I of the Constitution allows for creation of the U.S. Supreme Court, and gives
Congress the power to create lower federal courts (U.S. Courts, 2008). Under Congress, there are 13 U.S. Courts of Appeals, 94 U.S. District Courts, Claims Courts, and the U.S. Court
of International Trade (U.S. Courts, 2008). U.S. Bankruptcy Courts are in charge of Bankruptcy cases (U.S. Courts, 2008). Typically, parties wishing to redress a grievance will start on the U.S.
District Court level, and if the decision isnt satisfactory, this moves up to the U.S. Court of Appeals (U.S. Courts, 2008). If there are still problems, the plaintiff or defendant
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