Changes

*District Courts, which handle all level of felony cases, divorce cases, civil matters (and can hear cases with an amount in controversy as low as $200), probate cases, and in a catch-all provision all other cases where jurisdiction doesn't lie in another court.

*District Courts, which handle all level of felony cases, divorce cases, civil matters (and can hear cases with an amount in controversy as low as $200), probate cases, and in a catch-all provision all other cases where jurisdiction doesn't lie in another court.

**In some of the larger counties, the Legislature has established separate Probate Courts to hear [[probate]] matters, eminent domain cases, and mental illness commitments.

**In some of the larger counties, the Legislature has established separate Probate Courts to hear [[probate]] matters, eminent domain cases, and mental illness commitments.

**The Legislature may designate a specific County or District Court to hear specific issues, either exclusively or preferentially over other matters.   

**The Legislature may designate a specific County or District Court to hear specific issues, either exclusively or preferentially over other matters.  This is most common in the larger counties where a court may be designated to hear criminal or family law cases.

The three levels of appellate courts are:

The three levels of appellate courts are: