Essay On American Courts

American courts play an essential role in our justice system. America has a dual court

system; state and federal. They both have three main courts and all of them have their own

jurisdictions. The federal supreme court is the only court that can decide future of the whole

country. There is more to the American courts than just state and federal courts. The American

courts can be confusing due to the numerous types of courts such as state, federal, supreme,

criminal and civil courts. There are a larger number of courts and some of them are inferior

courts. Despite being called inferior courts, they are just as important to the justice system as

state or federal courts. American courts have a number of contributing components

Out of the 9,000 cases that are requested, less

than100 are heard by the supreme court per year. There are other countries that only have one

supreme court but the United States is of a considerable size unlike countries in Europe so the

United States has to have state supreme courts and one federal supreme court. It says in the

constitution that the “judicial power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme court,

and in such inferior courts as the congress may from time to time ordain and establish” (Criminal

Courts, 94). This is why inferior courts are there to take care of all the little cases. While the

supreme courts make the decisions that affect the whole country, inferior courts are just as

important. All the little things add up. Inferior courts are like the housewives that don’t get

enough credit. Despite them being called inferior courts, there is nothing inferior about them.

The reason that the American courts are so important is because their job is to uphold and

deliver justice no matter what the person’s color, education or social status is. The poorest person

in America can take his or her case up to the supreme court if he or she feels as if they have