Federal Court System

The 3 levels of court systems are district courts, court of appeals, and the supreme court. Most cases are heard by the district courts. There are 94 district courts. If someone is not satisfied with the ruling of the court, they can go to the court of appeals. This court does not hear trials, but reviews the case. They can do one of three things: agree with decision, overturn decision, or have the lower court retry the case. 1, 2 or 3 justices can make this ruling. The highest level of the federal court system is the supreme court. This court has the right to rule things unconstitutional. They hear the major court cases in the country. This court has 9 justices who are appointed for life.