PDF-Commission on Courts of Limited Jurisdiction

MINUTES Heritage Inn 150 Great Falls November 12 2006 Chairman the Hon Johnny Seiffert called the meeting to order at 310 pm Members Present Member Absent was Justice Jim Nelson and. of military courts. Eugene R. Fidell. Yale Law School. Expert Consultation, Geneva, November 24, 2014. goals of. military justice. Advance national security by ensuring discipline. Punish and deter crime -- . American Government. Standing. In order for a case to be heard in our legal system, the plaintiff must . have standing to sue. This means that the . plaintiff . generally must have sustained, or is in in immediate danger of sustaining, a direct and substantial injury from another person or an action of government. Montana Courts. Randy J. Cox. Montana . Supreme Court. District . and Justice Courts. “such other courts as may be provided by law”. Article VII of the Montana Constitution proves for 3-level court system: . The lower federal courts, beneath the Supreme Court.. Jurisdiction. The authority of a court to hear a case.. Exclusive Jurisdiction. Power of the federal courts alone to hear certain cases.. Concurrent Jurisdiction. The Federal Court System and Supreme Court Decision-Making. Jurisdiction. Jurisdiction:. Main Idea:. Introduction to Jurisdiction. Notes:. In US Federalism, our judicial system has parallel courts—. Chapter 18. Judicial Power. “The Judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.”. I. Types of Law. Civil. These are laws that governs relations between individuals & defines legal rights. Has a . Plaintiff . and . Defendant . (think "Judge Judy"). Usually "damages" are sought as penalty ($) . Jurisdiction. Jurisdiction . refers to the power, or authority of a court to hear and determine specific disputes. . Original jurisdiction . refers to the power to hear a case . in its first instance. . J. Matias Tafoya. Presiding Judge. Mesa Municipal Court. Elizabeth R. Finn. Presiding Judge. Glendale City Court. Rule 11 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure. Cannot be tried for criminal offense if:. © . 2013 . Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.. Arraignment- Defendant is officially informed of charges and enters a plea. Subpoena- Legal document that orders someone to . testify. Prosecution- The Federal or State government that brings charges against a defendant in a criminal trial.. What is a Bureaucracy?. A bureaucracy is defined as the complex structure of offices, tasks, rules, and principles of organization that are employed by all large-scale institutions to coordinate the work of their personnel.. MINUTES The minutes from the July 15 2008 meeting were reviewed A motion was made by Hon Perry Miller and seconded by Peggy Tonon that the minutes be approved as written The motion passed unanimous MINUTES The minutes from the February 16 2007 meeting were reviewed A motion was made by Prof Tonon and seconded the minutes be approved as written The motion passed unanimously OLD BUSINESSLetter