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Alabama Judicial System

• Alabama Municipal Court (257)
• Alabama District Court (67)
• Alabama Probate Court (68)
• Alabama Circuit Court (gen. juris. trial ct; 40)
• Alabama Court of Civil Appeals
• Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
• Alabama Supreme Court

http://www.judicial.state.al.us/ , http://www.judicial.state.al.us/documents/judicial_history.pdf

Alaska Court System

• Alaska District Court (4)
• Alaska Superior Court (gen. juris.; 34)
• Alaska Court of Appeals
• Alaska Supreme Court

http://www.state.ak.us/courts/ctinfo.htm

Arizona Judicial Department

• Arizona Justice of the Peace Court
• Arizona Municipal Court
• Arizona Superior Court (gen. juris.)
• Arizona Court of Appeals
• Arizona Supreme Court

http://www.supreme.state.az.us/

Arkansas Court System

• Arkansas City Court
• Arkansas District Court
• Arkansas Circuit Court
• Arkansas Court of Appeals
• Arkansas Supreme Court

http://courts.state.ar.us/

California Judicial Branch

• California Superior Court (58)
• California Court of Appeal
• California Supreme Court

http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/
Historical:

• California Municipal Court (now combined with Superior Court)

Colorado State Judicial Branch

• Colorado Water Courts
• Colorado County Court (64) - trial courts, limited jurisdiction
• Colorado District Court (22) - trial courts, general jurisdiction (appellate jurisdiction from County Courts)
• Colorado Court of Appeals
• Colorado Supreme Court

Connecticut Judicial Branch

• Connecticut Superior Court
• Connecticut Appellate Court
• Connecticut Supreme Court

Delaware Judiciary

• Delaware Justice of the Peace Court
• Delaware Alderman's Court
• Delaware Court of Common Pleas
• Delaware Family Court
• Delaware Superior Court (gen. juris.)
• Delaware Court of Chancery
• Delaware Supreme Court

http://courts.delaware.gov/

District of Columbia

• District of Columbia Superior Court
• District of Columbia Court of Appeals

http://www.dccourts.gov/dccourts/index.jsp

Florida Court System

• Florida County Court
• Florida Circuit Court (gen. juris.)
• Florida District Court of Appeal
• Florida Supreme Court

http://www.flcourts.org/

Georgia Judicial Branch

• Georgia Civil Court (appears to only be one?)
• Georgia Municipal Court
• Georgia Magistrate Court
• Georgia State Court
• Georgia Superior Court (gen. juris.)
• Georgia Court of Appeals
• Supreme Court of Georgia

http://www.georgiacourts.org/

Hawaii Judiciary

• Hawaii District Court
• Hawaii Family Court
• Hawaii Circuit Court
• Hawaii Land Court
• Hawaii Tax Appeal Courts
• Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
• Hawaii Supreme Court

http://www.courts.state.hi.us/page_server/Courts/5656E15940022D93EBD3913867.html

Idaho Judiciary

• Tribal courts (?)
• Idaho District Court
• Idaho Drug Court
• Idaho Mental Health Court
• Idaho Court of Appeals
• Idaho Supreme Court

http://www.isc.idaho.gov/

Illinois Judiciary

• Illinois Circuit Court
• Illinois Appellate Court
• Illinois Supreme Court

http://www.illinois.gov/government/judiciary.cfm

Indiana

• Indiana Town Court (27)
• Indiana City Court (48)
• only Marion County, Indiana has distinct small claims court; only St. Joseph County, Indiana has a distinct probate court
• Indiana County Circuit Court
• Indiana County Superior Court
• Indiana County Court (most have been converted to Superior Courts)
• Indiana Tax Court
• Indiana Court of Appeals
• Indiana Supreme Court

http://www.in.gov/judiciary/

Iowa Judicial Branch

• Iowa District Court
• Iowa Court of Appeals
• Iowa Supreme Court

http://www.judicial.state.ia.us/

Kansas Judicial Branch

• Kansas Municipal Court
• Kansas District Court
• Kansas Court of Appeals
• Kansas Supreme Court

http://www.kscourts.org/

Kentucky

• Kentucky District Court
• Kentucky Circuit Court
• Kentucky Court of Appeals
• Kentucky Supreme Court

http://www.kycourts.net/

Louisiana

• Louisiana District Court
• Louisiana Court of Appeal
• Louisiana Supreme Court (pre-1813, Louisiana Superior Court)

http://www.louisiana.gov/wps/wcm/connect/Louisiana.gov/Louisiana+Government/Judicial/

Maine Judicial Branch

• Maine District Court
• Maine Superior Court
• Maine Supreme Judicial Court

http://www.courts.state.me.us/

Maryland Judiciary

• Maryland Orphans' Court (probate)
• Maryland District Court
• Maryland Circuit Court
• Maryland Court of Special Appeals
• Maryland Court of Appeals

http://www.courts.state.md.us/

Massachusetts Court System

• Massachusetts District Court
• Massachusetts Superior Court
• Massachusetts Appeals Court
• Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

http://www.mass.gov/courts/

Michigan

• Michigan District Court
• Michigan Circuit Court
• Michigan Court of Appeals
• Michigan Supreme Court

http://www.courts.michigan.gov/

Minnesota Judicial Branch

• Minnesota District Court
• Minnesota Court of Appeals
• Minnesota Supreme Court

http://www.courts.state.mn.us/

Mississippi

• Mississippi Circuit Court
• Mississippi Chancery Court
• Mississippi Court of Appeals
• Mississippi Supreme Court

http://www.mssc.state.ms.us/StateJudiciary/default.asp

Missouri Judiciary

• Missouri Circuit Court
• Missouri Court of Appeals
• Missouri Supreme Court

http://www.courts.mo.gov/

Montana Judicial Branch

• Montana courts of limited jurisdiction: 66 Justice Courts, 81 City Courts and 5 Municipal Courts
• Montana Water Court
• Montana District Court
• Montana Supreme Court

http://www.montanacourts.org/

Nebraska Judicial Branch

• Nebraska County Court
• Nebraska District Court
• Nebraska Court of Appeals
• Nebraska Supreme Court

http://court.nol.org/

Nevada

• Nevada District Court
• Nevada Supreme Court

http://nvsupremecourt.us/info/about/judiciary/

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire District Court
• New Hampshire Superior Court
• New Hampshire Supreme Court

http://www.nh.gov/judiciary/

New Jersey

• New Jersey Tax Court
• New Jersey Superior Court (incl. Appellate Division)
• New Jersey Supreme Court

http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/

New Mexico

• New Mexico Magistrate Court
• New Mexico District Court
• New Mexico Court of Appeals
• New Mexico Supreme Court

http://www.nmcourts.com/

New York State Unified Court System

• New York Court of Claims
• New York Supreme Court
• New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
• New York Court of Appeals

http://www.courts.state.ny.us/home.htm

North Carolina

• North Carolina District Court
• North Carolina Superior Court
• North Carolina Court of Appeals
• North Carolina Supreme Court

http://www.nccourts.org/

North Dakota

• North Dakota District Court
• North Dakota Court of Appeals
• North Dakota Supreme Court

http://www.court.state.nd.us/court/courts.htm

Ohio Judicial System

• Ohio Court of Claims
• Ohio Court of Common Pleas
• Ohio District Courts of Appeal
• Ohio Supreme Court

http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/introduction/structure/default.asp

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma District Courts
• Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
• Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals
• Oklahoma Supreme Court

http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/start.asp?viewType=COURTS

Oregon

• Oregon Tax Court
• Oregon Circuit Court
• Oregon Court of Appeals
• Oregon Supreme Court

http://www.ojd.state.or.us/

Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
• Pennsylvania Common Pleas Court
• Pennsylvania Superior Court
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court

http://www.courts.state.pa.us/

Rhode Island Judiciary

• Rhode Island Workers' Compensation Court
• Rhode Island District Court
• Rhode Island Superior Court
• Rhode Island Supreme Court

http://www.courts.state.ri.us/

South Carolina

• South Carolina Circuit Court
• South Carolina Court of Appeals
• South Carolina Supreme Court

http://www.judicial.state.sc.us/

South Dakota Unified Judicial System

• South Dakota Magistrate Court
• South Dakota Circuit Court
• South Dakota Supreme Court

http://www.sdjudicial.com/

Tennessee

• Tennessee Circuit Court
• Tennessee Criminal Court
• Tennessee Chancery Court
• Tennessee Court of Appeals
• Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals
• Tennessee Supreme Court

http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/

Texas

• Texas County Court (Constitutional and statutory)
• Texas District Court
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
• Texas Court of Appeals
• Texas Supreme Court

http://www.courts.state.tx.us/

Utah

• Utah District Court
• Utah Court of Appeals
• Utah Supreme Court

http://www.utcourts.gov/

Vermont Judiciary

• Vermont Environmental Court
• Vermont District Court
• Vermont Superior Court
• Vermont Supreme Court

http://www.vermontjudiciary.org/default.aspx

Virginia

• Virginia General District Court
• Virginia Circuit Court
• Virginia Court of Appeals
• Virginia Supreme Court

http://www.courts.state.va.us/

Washington

• Washington District Court
• Washington Superior Court
• Washington Court of Appeals
• Washington Supreme Court

http://www.courts.wa.gov/

West Virginia

• West Virginia Circuit Court
• West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (one of only 10 states with a single appellate court)

http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/wvsystem.htm

Wisconsin

• Wisconsin Circuit Court
• Wisconsin Court of Appeals
• Wisconsin Supreme Court

http://www.courts.state.wi.us/

Wyoming

• Wyoming District Court
• Wyoming Circuit Court
• Wyoming Supreme Court

http://courts.state.wy.us/

Court article outline

Court composition and selection