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Below are all of the laws that govern the structure of courts that match your search criteria.
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Vermont | Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 4 § 1 | Unified court system established |
The Judiciary shall be a unified court system under the administrative control of the Supreme Court. It shall consist of an appellate division, which shall be the Supreme Court, and a trial division, which shall consist of a trial court of general jurisdiction to be known as the Superior Court, and a Judicial Bureau.
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State courts | Creation of the courts |
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Vermont | Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 4 § 30 | Superior Court |
(a)(1) A Superior Court having statewide jurisdiction is created. The Superior Court shall have the following divisions: jurisdiction over the matters described in section 32 of this title. The Vermont Rules of Criminal Procedure shall apply to criminal matters in the Criminal Division, and the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply to civil matters in the Criminal Division.
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Superior Court | Creation of the courts, Jurisdiction of the courts |
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Vermont | Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 4 § 2 | Supreme Court established; jurisdiction |
(a) The Supreme Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of appeals from judgments, rulings, and orders of the Superior Court, administrative agencies, boards, commissions, and officers unless otherwise provided by law. |
Supreme Court | Creation of the courts, Jurisdiction of the courts |
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Washington | Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 2.06.010 | Court of appeals established--Definitions |
There is hereby established a court of appeals as a court of record. |
Court of Appeals | Creation of the courts |