Federal Court

Federal court may refer to a court of the national government in a country that has a federal system of government. Examples include:

  • United States federal courts
    • A particular federal court, such as the United States district courts.
  • In some countries, a particular court, for example:
    • Federal Court of Australia
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • Federal Court of India, existed from 1937 to 1950
    • Federal Court of Justice of Germany.

Famous quotes containing the words federal and/or court:

    “The proposed Constitution ... is, in strictness, neither a national nor a federal constitution; but a composition of both.”
    —James Madison (1751–1836)

    “We went on, feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, clothing the soldier, binding up his wounds, harboring the stranger, visiting the sick, ministering to the prisoner, and burying the dead, until that blessed day at Appomattox Court House relieved the strain.”
    —M. E. W. Sherwood (1826–1903)