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district courts within the specific circuit as well as administrative agency appeals
federal trial courts
hierarchical:
docket with both civil and criminal matters
bench trials (where the judge acts as the jury) or jury trials
first level of appeals
panel of three of the judges
can request an en banc review, where the whole panel hears and reviews the case
highest federal court
roken down geographically into circuits
11 numbered circuits
ts own district court and appellate court judges
hese judges interpret the United States Constitution and federal statutes and create federal common law by deciding on specific cases and writing opinion
Only the written opinion of the court is considered case precedent
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