Article III Courts - Explained
What are Article III Courts?
Written by J. Mance Gordon
Updated at April 20th, 2024
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What is an Article III Court?
Article III, Section 1 of the US Constitution provides the authority for the creation of the US Supreme Court and subordinate courts as Congress may identify.
What is the authority for the federal and state judicial systems in the United States?
The authority for the federal and state judicial systems is found in the US and state Constitutions.
Below is a breakdown of the courts as authorized under Article III, Section 1 of the US Constitution.
State constitutions are modeled after the US Constitution and generally establish a similar state-court structure.
Federal Court System
- Article III - Section I, reads:
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.
The US Supreme Court is the only court specifically established by the Constitution.
Congress has created several subordinate courts below the Supreme Court, which include the Federal District Courts, Federal Circuit Courts, and numerous ancillary courts that have special jurisdiction.
Pursuant to Articles I and II, all members of Article III courts and tribunals are appointed by the President and are confirmed by a vote of the Senate.
Related Concepts
- What is the Authority for Article III Courts?
- What is the Authority for Article I Courts?
- What is the authority for courts under Article II?
- What is the authority for Article IV Territorial Courts?
- What is the authority for State Courts?
- What are Article I Administrative Courts?
- What are Article IV Territorial Courts?
- What are state courts?
Related Topics
- US Courts (Intro)
- What is the Authority for Article III Courts?
- What is the Authority for Article I Courts?
- What is the authority for courts under Article II?
- What is the authority for Article IV Territorial Courts?
- What is the authority for State Courts?
- What are Article III Courts?
- What are Article I Administrative Courts?
- What are Article IV Territorial Courts?
- What are state courts?
- What is Subject-Matter Jurisdiction?
- What is Federal Court Subject-Matter Jurisdiction?
- What is State Court Subject-Matter Jurisdiction?
- Can a Federal trial courts hear state matters & vice versa?
- Can a Federal appellate court hear federal matters & vice versa?
- What is Personal Jurisdiction?
- How to establish Federal Court Personal Jurisdiction?
- How to establish State Court Personal Jurisdiction?
- What is a Long-Arm Statute?
- Who are the primary players in the state judicial system?
- What types of judges are part of the judiciary?
- What are the duties of trial judges in the legal system?
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- Equitable Relief
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- What are the duties of Appellate Judges & Justices?
- De Novo Review
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- US Circuit Court?
- US Supreme Court?
- Appeals from Legislative and Administrative Courts
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