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Federal judiciary

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002073

The branch of the United States government that interprets and applies federal laws, comprising the U.S. Supreme Court and lower courts established by Congress. This system includes the Supreme Court, 13 Courts of Appeals, 94 District Courts, and specialized courts like the Court of International Trade. Article III of the U.S. Constitution establishes the judicial branch and empowers Congress to create the lower federal courts.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002073
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002073",
  "term": "Federal judiciary",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The branch of the United States government that interprets and applies federal laws, comprising the U.S. Supreme Court and lower courts established by Congress. This system includes the Supreme Court, 13 Courts of Appeals, 94 District Courts, and specialized courts like the Court of International Trade. Article III of the U.S. Constitution establishes the judicial branch and empowers Congress to create the lower federal courts.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/federal-judiciary/"
}

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