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District of Columbia
Superior Court
59 judges, 23 magistrates
CSP Case Types:
Exclusive civil ($5,001 - no maximum).  Small claims (up to $5,000).
Exclusive domestic relations.
Exclusive criminal.
Exclusive juvenile.
Exclusive traffic/other violations, except for most parking cases (which are handled 
administratively).
Court of Appeals
9 judges sit in panels and en banc
CSP Case Types:
Mandatory jurisdiction in civil, criminal, administrative agency, juvenile, disciplinary, original 
proceeding, interlocutory decision cases.
Discretionary jurisdiction in small claims, minor criminal, original proceeding cases.
(Court structure as of Calendar Year 2007)
link
GJC
link
A
COLR
A
Legend
= Appellate level
= Trial level
COLR = Court of Last Resort
IAC = Intermediate Appellate Court
GJC = General Jurisdiction Court
LJC = Limited Jurisdiction Court
A = Appeal from Admin. Agency
= Route of appeal
