Responsibilities of State and Federal Courts

Additionally the court system varies slightly from state to state. In several states you have municipal courts which handle city ordinance violations as well as most minor state law violations such as traffic violations. Dual Court systems are made up of the Federal and State courts. Federal courts are responsible for overseeing acts that violate Federal law. Hence, State courts deal with acts that violate State law. The harsher penalties are normally held within or overseen in Federal Courts.

State courts can include lower courts, trial courts, appellate courts, and state court. Federal courts include district courts, U.S courts of appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. State judges are usually elected while federal judges are usually...