In the United States,a state court has jurisdiction over disputes with some connection to a U.S. state. State courts handle the vast majority of civil and criminal cases in the United States;the United States federal courts are far smaller in terms of both personnel and caseload,and handle different types of cases. States often provide their trial courts with general jurisdiction and state trial courts regularly have concurrent jurisdiction with federal courts. Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction and their subject-matter jurisdiction arises only under federal law.
The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in the judiciary of New York. It is vested with unlimited civil and criminal jurisdiction,although in many counties outside New York City it acts primarily as a court of civil jurisdiction,with most criminal matters handled in County Court.
The Alaska Court System is the unified,centrally administered,and totally state-funded judicial system for the state of Alaska. The Alaska District Courts are the primary misdemeanor trial courts,the Alaska Superior Courts are the primary felony trial courts,and the Alaska Supreme Court and the Alaska Court of Appeals are the primary appellate courts. The chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court is the administrative head of the Alaska Court System.
The Criminal Court of the City of New York is a court of the State Unified Court System in New York City that handles misdemeanors and lesser offenses,and also conducts arraignments and preliminary hearings in felony cases.
Dana Anderson Fabe is an American lawyer,retired judge,and mediator. She served as a justice of the Alaska Supreme Court from 1996 to 2016,including three terms as the court's chief justice. She previously served as an Alaska trial court judge for nearly eight years,from 1988 to 1996. Fabe was the first woman appointed to the Alaska Supreme Court,as well as its first female chief justice.
Joan Orie Melvin is a former justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. In 2013,Melvin was convicted of several criminal counts related to her use of legislative and judicial staff to perform campaign work. She is a member of the Republican Party.
The Florida circuit courts are state courts and trial courts of original jurisdiction for most controversies. In Florida,the circuit courts are one of four types of courts created by the Florida Constitution.
The Judiciary of New York is the judicial branch of the Government of New York,comprising all the courts of the State of New York.
In the Nevada state court system,the Nevada District Courts are the trial courts of general jurisdiction,where criminal,civil,family,and juvenile matters are generally resolved through arbitration,mediation,and bench or jury trials.
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals is one of two appellate courts in the Alabama judicial system. The court was established in 1969 when what had been one unitary state Court of Appeals was broken into a criminal appeals court and a civil appeals court. The unitary Court of Appeals had been operative since 1911. The Court of Criminal Appeals is the linear descendant of the unitary Court of Appeals as its predecessor judges were automatically assigned to the Court of Criminal Appeals in 1969. At that time the court only had three judges,but that was changed to five in 1971. The court is housed in the Heflin-Torbert Judicial Building in downtown Montgomery,Alabama.
Barbara Lagoa is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Prior to becoming a federal judge,she was the first Latina and Cuban American woman appointed to serve as a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida.
The judiciary of Iowa is a branch of the Government of Iowa that interprets and applies the laws of Iowa,to ensure equal justice under law,and to provide a mechanism for dispute resolution. Article V of the Constitution of the State of Iowa defines the judiciary as comprising a Supreme Court,district courts,and any inferior courts established by the General Assembly.
The Florida State Courts System is the unified state court system of Florida.
The Judiciary of Virginia is defined under the Constitution and law of Virginia and is composed of the Supreme Court of Virginia and subordinate courts,including the Court of Appeals,the Circuit Courts,and the General District Courts. Its administration is headed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,the Judicial Council,the Committee on District Courts,the Judicial Conferences,the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission,and various other offices and officers.
The Judiciary of Louisiana is defined under the Constitution and law of Louisiana and is composed of the Louisiana Supreme Court,the Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal,the District Courts,the Justice of the Peace Courts,the Mayor's Courts,the City Courts,and the Parish Courts. The Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court is the chief administrator of the judiciary,and its administration is aided by the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana,the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board,and the Judicial Council of the Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Robert Joshua Luck is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He was a justice of the Florida Supreme Court in 2019. A Miami native,he previously served as an assistant United States attorney and as a judge on the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida and then the Florida Third District Court of Appeal.
Renatha Sian Francis is an American lawyer who has served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida since 2022. She previously served as a circuit judge in Palm Beach County from 2019 to 2022.
Julie A. Introcaso is a former judge of the New Hampshire Circuit Court. She was arrested on February 11,2021,on two felony charges of falsifying physical evidence,two misdemeanor charges of tampering with public records,and a misdemeanor charge of unsworn falsification. She resigned her position as a judge on February 16,2021. On February 25,2022,she was disbarred from the practice of law.
Monique Haughton Worrell is a former prosecutor and Democratic politician who was the state attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida since January 2021. In August 2023,Florida governor Ron DeSantis suspended her and appointed an acting state attorney operating the office.
Lody Jean is a judge in Florida's 11th Judicial Circuit Court,Criminal Division. She was appointed to the court on April 17,2020 by Governor Ron DeSantis. to replace John Schlesinger. Jean served on the Miami-Dade County Court,Civil Division,from April 2019,until her appointment to the circuit court. She was the first Haitian-American woman to be appointed on the Miami-Dade County Court and is the first Haitian-American to be appointed to the Eleventh Circuit Court.
