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Preferred term
state court structure
Definition
- Although some similarities exist, generally speaking each of the fifty states of the United States has its own unique court structure. While forty-nine of the fifty states have legal systems based on the English common law tradition (Louisiana, the exception, reflects its French history and has a civil law legal system), each also has a unique cultural, historical, and legal tradition, and there are also variations in the structural and procedural mechanisms whereby each state administers justice. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Court Structure, State]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/state_court_structure
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