State Court (United States)
In the United States, a state court has jurisdiction over disputes with some connection to a U.S. state, as opposed to the federal government. State courts handle the vast majority of civil and criminal cases in the United States with federal court supervision varying in scope from the non-existent/minimal to overarching, depending on the area of law and the specific case facts.
Read more about State Court (United States): Types of State Courts, State Court Judges, Differences Among The States, Administration, Relationship To Federal Courts, Academic Scholarship, Nomenclature
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