Business Law Module 1
PART I
1. What are the different types of courts established under the State of California’s Constitution? What section of the State of California’s Constitution establishes the courts? What types of jurisdiction do each of these courts have? Thoroughly define each type of jurisdiction under each court and explain why each court has each type of jurisdiction. In Article 6 section 1 of the State of California’s constitution states there are three different types of courts that have judicial power of California that were established under the State of California’s Constitution. They are the Supreme Court, courts of appeal, and superior courts which are all courts of record. The Supreme Court is made up of six associate justices and the Chief Justice of California who can summon the court whenever they like. However agreement of four judges that are at the argument are required for a judgment. There is a Court of Appeal in each district of the state of California which has one or more divisions. In each division of the Court of Appeal it is made up of a presiding justice and two or more associate justices. Agreement of two judges that are at the argument is required for a judgment. A superior court is in each county of the state of California and consist of one or more judges. As stated in the constitution of the State of California, “The Legislature shall prescribe the number of judges and provide for the officers and employees of each superior court. If the governing body of each affected county concurs, the Legislature may provide that one or more judges serve more than one superior court. In each superior court there is an appellate division. The Chief Justice shall assign judges to the appellate division for specified terms pursuant to rules, not inconsistent with statute, adopted by the Judicial Council to promote the independence of the appellate division” (www.leginfo.ca.gov). All the of the courts of California which are the Supreme Court, Courts
1. What are the different types of courts established under the State of California’s Constitution? What section of the State of California’s Constitution establishes the courts? What types of jurisdiction do each of these courts have? Thoroughly define each type of jurisdiction under each court and explain why each court has each type of jurisdiction. In Article 6 section 1 of the State of California’s constitution states there are three different types of courts that have judicial power of California that were established under the State of California’s Constitution. They are the Supreme Court, courts of appeal, and superior courts which are all courts of record. The Supreme Court is made up of six associate justices and the Chief Justice of California who can summon the court whenever they like. However agreement of four judges that are at the argument are required for a judgment. There is a Court of Appeal in each district of the state of California which has one or more divisions. In each division of the Court of Appeal it is made up of a presiding justice and two or more associate justices. Agreement of two judges that are at the argument is required for a judgment. A superior court is in each county of the state of California and consist of one or more judges. As stated in the constitution of the State of California, “The Legislature shall prescribe the number of judges and provide for the officers and employees of each superior court. If the governing body of each affected county concurs, the Legislature may provide that one or more judges serve more than one superior court. In each superior court there is an appellate division. The Chief Justice shall assign judges to the appellate division for specified terms pursuant to rules, not inconsistent with statute, adopted by the Judicial Council to promote the independence of the appellate division” (www.leginfo.ca.gov). All the of the courts of California which are the Supreme Court, Courts
Bibliography: (2014, 09 05). Retrieved from www.sos.ca.gov: http://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/collections/1849/full-text.htm (2014, 09 05). Retrieved from www.leginfo.ca.gov: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/const-toc.html Arnold J. Goldman, a. W. (2011). Business Law: Principles and Practices, 8th Edition. Mason: South-Western Cengage Learning.