In legal proceedings, lower courts tend to have original jurisdiction

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Brogan Mills

4 May, 23:47

In legal proceedings, lower courts tend to have original jurisdiction

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Orion York · Answer 1

I believe the answer is: to hear a case first

The higher courts (appeal and supreme court) would only receive a case if it couldn't be settled by the lower court.

Which means that the lower court would become the place where all the cases were originally heard by the justice department.