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'''State court''' is a court established by state rather than [[federal]] law. It is typically a court of general [[jurisdiction]], except when established by state law to handle only a particular type of claim, such as [[small claims court]]. State courts handle over 98% of all litigation in the United States.<ref>[http://public.findlaw.com/abaflg/flg-2-2a-4.html What sorts of cases do state courts decide?]</ref>
'''State court''' is a court established by state rather than [[federal]] law. It is typically a court of general [[jurisdiction]], except when established by state law to handle only a particular type of claim, such as [[small claims court]]. State courts handle over 98% of all litigation in the United States.<ref>[http://public.findlaw.com/abaflg/flg-2-2a-4.html What sorts of cases do state courts decide?]</ref>
==Overview==
A typical state court system has four levels:
A typical state court system has four levels:
*a [[trial court]] of limited jurisdiction, typically called a [[district court]], a municipal court, or a justice court;
*a [[trial court]] of limited jurisdiction, typically called a [[district court]], a municipal court, or a justice court;
Typically, all state courts except the trial court of limited jurisdiction are courts of record. In states where the lower-level trial court is not a court of record, when a decision of such a court is appealed to the higher-level trial court, the higher-level trial court hears the matter ''[[de novo]],'' as there is no record on which to base an appeal.
Typically, all state courts except the trial court of limited jurisdiction are courts of record. In states where the lower-level trial court is not a court of record, when a decision of such a court is appealed to the higher-level trial court, the higher-level trial court hears the matter ''[[de novo]],'' as there is no record on which to base an appeal.
==See also==
==By state==
[[California Judiciary]]
===California===
{{main|California Judiciary}}
===New Jersey===
The [[New Jersey]] judiciary includes:
*the municipal courts;
*the Superior Court, which is the trial court of general jurisdiction for both law and equity;
*the Tax Court, a specialized court;
*the Appellate Division of the Superior Court, which is the state's intermediate appellate court; and
*the Supreme Court.
The municipal courts sit in every municipality, although smaller municipalities in a county may share a judge, and are under the supervision of the Superior Court. Unusually, the Superior Court, not the municipal courts, functions as the [[Small Claims Court]].
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