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	State	Statute	Description/Statute Name	Statutory language	Court/legal body	Function
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Virginia	Va. Const. art. IV, § 1	Va. Const. art. IV, § 1	The judicial power of the Commonwealth shall be vested in a Supreme Court and in such other courts of original or appellate jurisdiction subordinate to the Supreme Court as the + See more General Assembly may from time to time establish.	Generally applicable - judicial power	Creation of the courts
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Nevada	NV Const. Article 6, Sec. 1	Judicial power vested in court system	Judicial power vested in court system. The judicial power of this State is vested in a court system, comprising a Supreme Court, a court of appeals, district courts and justices of + See more the peace. The Legislature may also establish, as part of the system, courts for municipal purposes only in incorporated cities and towns.	All courts	Creation of the courts
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Nevada	NV Const. Article 6, Sec. 6	District Courts: Jurisdiction; referees; family court	2. The legislature may provide by law for: . . . . (b) The establishment of a family court as a division of any district + See more court and may prescribe its jurisdiction.	Family Court	Creation of the courts
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Louisiana	La. Const. Art. 3 Sec. 9	District courts - elected judges	Section 9. Each circuit shall be divided into at least three districts, and at least one judge shall be elected from each. The circuits and districts and the number of + See more judges as elected in each circuit on the effective date of this constitution are retained, subject to change by law enacted by two-thirds of the elected members of each house of the legislature.	District Courts	Creation of the courts
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Louisiana	La. Const. Ann. art. V, § 20	Justice of the Peace/Mayor's Court - subject to change by law	Mayors' courts and justice of the peace courts existing on the effective date of this constitution are continued, subject to change by law.	Justice of the Peace Courts/Mayor's Courts	Creation of the courts
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Mississippi	Miss. Code Ann. § 9-23-3(1)	Purpose of the drug courts	The Legislature of Mississippi recognizes the critical need for judicial intervention to reduce the incidence of alcohol and drug use, alcohol and drug addiction, and crimes committed as a result + See more of alcohol and drug use and alcohol and drug addiction. It is the intent of the Legislature to facilitate local drug court alternative orders adaptable to chancery, circuit, county, youth, municipal and justice courts.	Drug courts	Creation of the courts
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Mississippi	Miss. Code Ann. § 9-25-1(2)	Veterans treatment court program	A circuit court judge may establish a Veterans Treatment Court program. The Veterans Treatment Court may, at the discretion of the circuit court judge, be a separate court program or + See more as a component of an existing drug court program. At the discretion of the circuit court judge, the Veterans Treatment Court may be operated in one (1) county within the circuit court district, and allow veteran participants from all counties within the circuit court district to participate.	Veteran treatment court	Creation of the courts
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Oregon	Or. Rev. Stat. § 1.001	Supreme Court creation	The Legislative Assembly hereby declares that, as a matter of statewide concern, it is in the best interests of the people of this state that the judicial branch of state + See more government, including the appellate, tax and circuit courts, be funded and operated at the state level. The Legislative Assembly finds that state funding and operation of the judicial branch can provide for best statewide allocation of governmental resources according to the actual needs of the people and of the judicial branch by establishing an accountable, equitably funded and uniformly administered system of justice for all the people of this state	Supreme Court	Creation of the courts
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Oregon	Or. Rev. Stat. § 2.510	Court of Appeals creation	As part of the judicial branch of state government, there is created a court of justice to be known as the Court of Appeals.	Court of Appeals	Creation of the courts
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Connecticut	Conn. Const., art. V, § 1	Creation of lower courts	The judicial power of the state shall be vested in a supreme court, a superior court, and such lower courts as the general assembly shall, from time to time, ordain + See more and establish. The powers and jurisdiction of these courts shall be defined by law.	Lower courts	Creation of the courts
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Oklahoma	Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 471.1	Authorization of Drug Court Programs	Each district court of this state is authorized to establish a drug court program pursuant to the provisions of this act, subject to availability of funds. Juvenile drug courts may + See more be established based upon the provisions of this act; provided, however, juveniles shall not be held, processed, or treated in any manner which violates any provision of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes.	District Court	Creation of the courts
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Oklahoma	Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 472	Anna McBride Act--Mental health courts	Any district or municipal court of this state may establish a mental health court program pursuant to the provisions of this section, subject to the availability of funds.	District Court or Municipal Court	Creation of the courts
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Colorado	C.R.S. 13-6-101	Establishment	Pursuant to the provisions of section 1 of article VI of the Colorado constitution, there is hereby established in each county of the state of Colorado a county court.	County Courts	Creation of the courts
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Colorado	C.R.S. 13-8-101	Establishment	Pursuant to the provisions of section 1 of article VI of the Colorado constitution, there is hereby established the juvenile court of the city and county of Denver.	Juvenile Court	Creation of the courts
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Colorado	C.R.S. 13-9-101	Establishment	Pursuant to the provisions of section 1 of article VI of the Colorado constitution, there is hereby established the probate court of the city and county of Denver.	Probate Court	Creation of the courts
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Illinois	730 Ill. Comp. Stat. 167/5	Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment Act: Purposes	It is the intent of the General Assembly to create specialized veteran and service member courts or programs with the necessary flexibility to meet the specialized problems faced by these + See more veteran and service member defendants.	Veterans Courts	Creation of the courts
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Illinois	730 Ill. Comp. Stat. 168/5	Mental Health Court Treatment Act: Purposes	It is the intent of the General Assembly to create specialized mental health courts with the necessary flexibility to meet the problems of criminal defendants with mental illnesses and co-occurring + See more mental illness and substance abuse problems in the State of Illinois.	Mental Health Courts	Creation of the courts
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Illinois	730 Ill. Comp. Stat. 166/5	Drug Court Treatment Act: Purposes	The Chief Judge of each judicial circuit must establish a drug court program including the format under which it operates under this Act.	Drug Court	Creation of the courts
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Illinois	IL Const. Art. VI, § 1	Courts	The judicial power is vested in a Supreme Court, an Appellate Court and Circuit Courts.	All state courts	Creation of the courts
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Maine	Me. Rev. Stat. tit 4 § 421	Establishment	The Judicial Department may establish alcohol and drug treatment programs in the Superior Courts and District Courts and may adopt administrative orders and court rules to govern the practice, procedure + See more and administration of these programs. Alcohol and drug treatment programs must include local judges and must be community based and operated separately from juvenile drug courts.	Alcohol and drug treatment court	Creation of the courts

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