Building Confidence in the Justice System Through Civics, Civility, and Collaboration

The federal level contains district courts, circuit courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court, and each state contains its own trial courts, courts of appeals, and supreme court (though the precise names of these courts may vary from state to state). Or, as another example, when a federal district court is...

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Published inThe Judges' journal Vol. 62; no. 2; pp. 7 - 12
Main Author Nelson, Adrienne C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago American Bar Association 22.03.2023
Subjects
Attorneys
Citizenship education
Civics
Collaboration
Constitution-US
Constitutional law
Educational aspects
Ethical aspects
Influence
Intellectual cooperation
Judges & magistrates
Judicial ethics
Knowledge
Legal arguments
Legal associations
Legal etiquette
Management
Services
Society
Trials
United States > US
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ISSN0047-2972
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Summary:The federal level contains district courts, circuit courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court, and each state contains its own trial courts, courts of appeals, and supreme court (though the precise names of these courts may vary from state to state). Or, as another example, when a federal district court issues a controversial opinion, it may engender concern precisely because the public does not know that those decisions are subject to review by, at least, one other court. The essence of a lawyer's role is to "agree to disagree.'" When motions are filed and oral arguments are heard, or when an attorney objects to the admission of evidence, each attorney believes their position is correct. The average American may not understand the difference between the federal court system and the state court systems, but an attorney does. Constitutional law is a foundational course in many law schools across the United States-from a future lawyer's first year of law school, they receive an in-depth civics education that many Americans do not have access to.
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ISSN:0047-2972
2162-9749