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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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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 moreGeneral Assembly may from time to time establish.
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Generally applicable - judicial power | Creation of the courts |
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Washington DC | DC ST § 11-101 | Judicial power |
The judicial power in the District of Columbia is vested in the following courts:(1) The following Federal Courts established pursuant to article III of the Constitution:
(A) The Supreme Court of + See morethe United States.
(B) The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
(C) The United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
(2) The following District of Columbia courts established pursuant to article I of the Constitution:
(A) The District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
(B) The Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
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Superior Court, Court of Appeals | Creation of the courts |