To impanel a jury is to form or select a jury. For example, in a civil trial usually 6-12 jurors will determine whether the plaintiff or defendant should prevail. Before the trial can begin, the jury must be selected. Once the jury is selected – -impaneled – – the trial can start.
Article III means Article 3 of the United States Constitution. Article III establishes the judicial branch of the federal government. Although Article III only creates the Supreme Court, Congress was granted the power to establish lower federal courts. Today, an Article III court refers to any federal court.
A court of last resort is another name for the highest court in a jurisdiction. Last resort means “last chance”. In the federal court system the Supreme Court of the United States is the court of last resort because it is the highest court, and, therefore, the final appellate court to which a party can…
There are two major types of jurisdiction: personal jurisdiction and subject matter jurisdiction. Personal jurisdiction means that the court has power over the defendant. In a civil case, the defendant must have sufficient contact with the forum state (the state where the court is located) for the court to have personal jurisdiction over the defendant….
The US Court of Federal Claims has jurisdiction to hear cases involving money damages against the United States arising from, among other things, the Constitution, federal statutes, and contract claims. For example, if a contractor alleges that the government owes him money based upon a contract to perform work for the government, he would file his…
