WQ: Courts in a Nutshell
Slide 4: Federal District Courts
1. How are the districts inside a state named?
O
2. Is your state divided into districts? Yes No
3. Complete this sentence:
I live in the
District of
(If your state isn't divided into regions, you won't put
anything in that
first blank.)
Name:
Slide 5: Federal Courts of Appeals
Which circuit do you live in? (Hint: Nobody
lives in
the Federal Circuit.)
I live in the
Circuit.
Slide 6: The Highest Court in the Land
1. Use the website to answer these questions:
Who is the current Chief Justice?
Who has been on the court the longest?
What year did that justice take his/her seat?
Who is the newest justice?
What year did he/she join the court? For this, IGNORE
any justices that have (Retired) by their names.
Complete the following information for three Supreme Court justices. Assume they sat on the Court of
Appeals until the year they were appointed to the Supreme Court.
Justice
Justice
Justice
served on the
Circuit Court of Appeals for _ years.
served on the Circuit Court of Appeals for _ years.
served on the Circuit Court of Appeals for
years.
3. Did any of the justices serve on the Court of Appeals in
YOUR circuit?
No. I'm in the
and none served there.
☐ Yes. Justice
in the
circuit.
circuit,
served