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Final Jeopardy
Hired to represent people with legal problems
Who is an attorney?
Offers testimony in court concerning the
facts of the case
Who is a witness?
Hired by the state to represent the rights of
the citizens in a criminal trial
Who is the
prosecuting attorney?
Responsible for keeping an accurate record of all
that occurs in the courtoom
Who is the court reporter?
Court that handles cases involving dangerous dogs
What is the
municipal court?
Court that has original jurisdiction in felony
matters
What are
District Courts?
The only court that would handle both a
civil or criminal appeal
What are
Courts of Appeals?
Court at the state level that has final
jurisdiction over death
penalty cases
What is theCourt of Criminal Appeals?
Taking a case to a higher court for a
rehearing
What is toappeal?
Term having to do with a local
community or city
What is
municipal?
Division of law that deals with disputes between two parties
What is
civil law?
The power of a court to try and decide
certain cases
What is jurisdiction?
Type of court
that would handle a murder case
What is
criminal court?
Type of court that would handle a
divorce case
What is civil court?
Type of court that would help a victim recover damages for injuries from a car
accident
What is a
civil court?
Type of court that would handle a vandalism case involving toilet- papering a house
What is a criminal court?
The number of district courts
in Texas
What is 432?
The courts in Texas that have the largest total
number of judges
What are the municipal courts?
The number of district courts that are
designated as criminal district courts
What is 12?
The total number of court officials at the state’s highest courts
What is
18?
Court that handles small claims $5000 or less
What are
Justice of the Peace Courts?
The range of ages to be considered a
juvenile in Texas
What is
ten to seventeen?
The length of term for a justice on the Texas
Supreme Court
What is
six years?
The court that has final jurisdiction on
all juvenile cases
What is the
Texas
Supreme Court?
Selection of Judges
The method used to select most Texas
judges
What are elections?