Nevada State Court System
Nevada State Court System:
Introduction:
The Judicial system in the United States is made up by the Federal court and State court system and each court is responsible for hearing certain types of cases. The major goals of the both court systems are to solving legal disputes and vindicating legal rights. The State court system is made up with the two sets of trial courts that are the trial court of limited jurisdiction and trial court of general jurisdiction.
The Trial court of limited jurisdiction deals only with the specific types of cases and located near the cities and usually presided over by a single judge. The example of trial court system includes:
Family court: The family court handles the family matters such as adoption, divorce, …show more content…
The Trial court of general jurisdiction handles both civil and criminal cases.
The Organization and Procedure of Nevada State’s Court System:
The Supreme Court:
The Supreme Court is a chief justice or the administrative head of the court system that has all appellate jurisdictions in all civil and criminal cases.
The District Court: The District Court has jurisdiction over all matters except the municipal court and jurisdiction of justice. This court has jurisdiction over the Juvenile Court as explained above.
The Specialty Court: Nevada State’s Court system has four specialty courts those handle mattes related to mental health, drugs, veterans and gambling problems. These courts are operated by the district courts and provide the treatment programs to address the basic problems with mental illness, drugs, mental disorder and problem gambling. The Specialty Court of Nevada became one of the first authorized drug court in …show more content…
(n.d.). United States Courts. Retrieved January 21, 2013, from http://www.uscourts.gov/EducationalResources/FederalCourtBasics/CourtStructure/UnderstandingFederalAndStateCourts.aspx
BOULDER CITY CHARTER. Nevada Legislature. Retrieved January 21, 2013, from http://www.leg.state.nv.us/CityCharters/CtyBCC.html
BOULDER CITY CHARTER, Nevada Legislature. Retrieved January 21, 2013, from http://www.leg.state.nv.us/CityCharters/CtyBCC.html
Getting to Know the U.S. Court Systems - For Dummies . (n.d.). How-To Help and Videos - For Dummies . Retrieved January 21, 2013, from
Introduction:
The Judicial system in the United States is made up by the Federal court and State court system and each court is responsible for hearing certain types of cases. The major goals of the both court systems are to solving legal disputes and vindicating legal rights. The State court system is made up with the two sets of trial courts that are the trial court of limited jurisdiction and trial court of general jurisdiction.
The Trial court of limited jurisdiction deals only with the specific types of cases and located near the cities and usually presided over by a single judge. The example of trial court system includes:
Family court: The family court handles the family matters such as adoption, divorce, …show more content…
The Trial court of general jurisdiction handles both civil and criminal cases.
The Organization and Procedure of Nevada State’s Court System:
The Supreme Court:
The Supreme Court is a chief justice or the administrative head of the court system that has all appellate jurisdictions in all civil and criminal cases.
The District Court: The District Court has jurisdiction over all matters except the municipal court and jurisdiction of justice. This court has jurisdiction over the Juvenile Court as explained above.
The Specialty Court: Nevada State’s Court system has four specialty courts those handle mattes related to mental health, drugs, veterans and gambling problems. These courts are operated by the district courts and provide the treatment programs to address the basic problems with mental illness, drugs, mental disorder and problem gambling. The Specialty Court of Nevada became one of the first authorized drug court in …show more content…
(n.d.). United States Courts. Retrieved January 21, 2013, from http://www.uscourts.gov/EducationalResources/FederalCourtBasics/CourtStructure/UnderstandingFederalAndStateCourts.aspx
BOULDER CITY CHARTER. Nevada Legislature. Retrieved January 21, 2013, from http://www.leg.state.nv.us/CityCharters/CtyBCC.html
BOULDER CITY CHARTER, Nevada Legislature. Retrieved January 21, 2013, from http://www.leg.state.nv.us/CityCharters/CtyBCC.html
Getting to Know the U.S. Court Systems - For Dummies . (n.d.). How-To Help and Videos - For Dummies . Retrieved January 21, 2013, from