Federal court and state court are different in the way each function, and the types of cases that can be heard. In Federal Court the decision making process if different than that of State Court. In Federal Court the Constitution is used to allow for sub federal courts to be formed. The State Court is formed by the Constitution and the laws of the state. The Federal Court had different appeals courts on a federal level. “The Federal Courts are Appeals Court, Claims Court, District Court, International Trade Court, Court of Bankruptcy” . The State Courts hear cases of legal issues including: Probate Court, Juvenile Court, Family Court, and other legal issues that could occur that is not considered a Federal Court case.
Federal Court Judges are picked by the President of the United States. When the President appoints a Judge for Federal Court; then the Senate has to approve it. The Judge can stay for life as long as he does not do something to revoke his position, or get impeached by Congress. The State Court Judges are either appointed to the positon or voted and elected for the position. The State Judge may have a limited term that can be served, or can serve for life depending on the process used to take the position.
The kind of cases that people have; depend on the type of court that the case will be heard. “Federal Courts hear cases that are; cases that concern the U.S. Constitution, cases regarding the treaty and U.S. laws, state arguments, Habeas Corpus cases, and Bankruptcy” . The State Courts hear people cases concerning; personal, criminal, probate, family, juvenile, and other state legal issues. The State can ask for the Federal to look over a case, but the Federal has no obligation to follow through with the request to do so.
I think the State Court is more effective becaue of the types of cases that are heard each day. People will receive a quicker outcome, and be able to proceed with their lives, but Federal Court can take much time for a case to be heard. From the time a case is sent for review, till the case is reviewed and decided upon can take a lot of time. The Federal Courts are not as quick as a State Court when coming to an outcome or ruling. The state courts have more results at the end of the day than Federal Court. Federal Court is effective in regards to federal cases, but state cases are resolved in a timelier manner in most cases.
Reference
Sanger, J. (2015). Comparing Federal and State Court. United States Court , 1-4.
Weston, J. (2016). The Federal Court System. United States Department of Justice, 1-9.
