Inferior courts were created to function beneath the supreme court.
There are 94 district courts.
12 judicial districts. then broken down on population.
677 judges for 350,000 cases.
FISA = foreign intelligence surveillance court
districts get criminal and civil cases
each court has 6-28 judges and 1 supreme court justice
court of appeals get nation-wide cases
court of international trade - a federal trial court - only tries civil cases that arise out of the nations customs and other trade related laws.
9 judges
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