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Mississippi Miss. Code Ann. § 9-11-9 Justice courts -- civil jurisdiction
Justice court judges shall have jurisdiction of all actions for the recovery of debts or damages or personal property, where the principal of the debt, the amount of the demand,
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or the value of the property sought to be recovered shall not exceed Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3,500.00).
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Mississippi Miss. Code Ann. § 9-11-10 Justice courts -- civil jurisdiction prerequisites
No justice of the peace court shall have jurisdiction over any civil suit attempted to be filed therein unless and until all legally required court costs, as set out, but
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not restricted to, Sections 25-7-25 and 25-7-27, Mississippi Code of 1972, are deposited with the court. The justice of the peace shall not file, docket, issue process, or otherwise assume jurisdiction until such costs shall have been paid.
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Oregon Or. Rev. Stat. § 1.002 Supreme Court jurisdiction
The Supreme Court is the highest judicial tribunal of the judicial department of government in this state. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is the presiding judge of the
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court and the administrative head of the judicial department of government in this state.
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Oregon Or. Rev. Stat. § 2.516 Court of Appeals jurisdiction
Except where original jurisdiction is conferred on the Supreme Court by the Oregon Constitution or by statute and except as provided in ORS 19.405 (Certification of appeal to Supreme Court)
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and 138.255 (Court of Appeals certification of appeal to Supreme Court in lieu of disposition), the Court of Appeals shall have exclusive jurisdiction of all appeals.
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Oregon Or. Rev. Stat. § 3.012 Circuit Courts jurisdiction The judicial districts, the counties constituting the judicial districts and the number of circuit court judges for each judicial district are as follows:… Jurisdiction of the courts
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Oregon Or. Rev. Stat. § 3.255(2) Family Court jurisdiction The judges of the circuit court need adequate court services to assist them in exercising jurisdiction over the family and family-related matters Jurisdiction of the courts
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Oregon Or. Rev. Stat. § 3.260 Juvenille Court jurisdiction The circuit courts and the judges thereof shall exercise all juvenile court jurisdiction, authority, powers, functions and duties. Jurisdiction of the courts
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Oregon Or. Rev. Stat. § 5.010 County Court jurisdiction The county court is held by the county judge, except when county business is being transacted therein. Jurisdiction of the courts
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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
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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
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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. Creation of the courts
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Oregon Or. Rev. Stat. § 305.405 Oregon Tax Court; creation; jurisdiction

As part of the judicial branch of state government, there is created a court of justice to be known as the Oregon Tax Court. The tax court, in cases within

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its jurisdiction pursuant to ORS 305.410 (Authority of court in tax cases within its jurisdiction):(1) Is a court of record and of general jurisdiction, not limited, special or inferior jurisdiction. (2) Has the same powers as a circuit court. (3) Has and may exercise all ordinary and extraordinary legal, equitable and provisional remedies available in the circuit courts, as well as such additional remedies as may be assigned to it.

Creation of the courts, Jurisdiction of the courts