Across
- 2. response to a civil complaint
- 5. act of a federal, state legislature or local government that declares, prescribes, or commands something.
- 6. The person or entity against which the lawsuit is brought
- 9. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”
- 12. deciding what is a right or wrong action in a reasoned, impartial manner
- 14. Issued by the Clerk of Court usually at the time of filing the complaint, and is the official notice of the lawsuits
- 15. The district court is the lowest level of Federal court with general jurisdiction.
- 19. The Supreme Court is the state’s highest court.
- 21. When a judge is required to follow an earlier court decision when deciding a case with similar circumstances
- 23. instructions that are given by the trial judge that specifically state what the defendant can be found guilty of
- 24. The initial pleading by which a lawsuit is begun
Down
- 1. The criminal jurisdiction of the trial courts depends on
- 3. The Court of Appeals is an intermediate appellate court that was created to relieve the Supreme Court of a portion of its heavy caseload.
- 4. Item such as a coroner's report, a weapon in a criminal case or photographs in a civil case
- 7. the Superior and District Court divisions are the trial court divisions that hold trials to determine the facts of cases.
- 8. The district court has exclusive, original jurisdiction over all juvenile cases.
- 10. the arrested person is taken before a magistrate and based on the charge, circumstances and the offenders prior criminal record
- 11. result of custom-based laws being unified by courts in England.
- 13. Magistrates hold court in both civil and criminal matters as officers of the district court under the supervisory authority of the chief district court judge.
- 16. main instrument for allocating powers between the people and their government.
- 17. a panel of eighteen citizens that is randomly drawn from the same pool as those selected for jury duty for a trial.
- 18. principles by which its government operates
- 20. General term used to refer to papers requesting something or responding to a request that are filed in the case, including the complaint and answer
- 22. examines whether the action will cause the greatest good for the greatest number of people
- 23. attorneys for both prosecution (plaintiff if civil) are allowed to strike a specific number of jurors without justification.