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| State Court System | State Court System
State Supreme Courts
courts of appeal and the courts of last resort
of the cases arising under the state law | State Courts of Appeal
decide if the law was correctly determined and
applied by the state Common Pleas Courts |
Common Pleas Courts
(Trial courts for the cases arising under the state law) | Civil Jurisdiction
Probate (wills, adoptions, guardianships
Marriage licenses, administration of estates) | Criminal Jurisdiction
| Probate Criminal cases
(wills, adoptions, guardianships,
Marriage licenses, administration of estates) | Domestic
(divorce, alimony, child custody) | Juvenile
(delinquent. Unruly or neglected
children’s offences) |
| Criminal cases
(felonies, etc.)
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