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What is Original Jurisdiction? - Study
Original jurisdiction determines which court will hear a case first. In this article, we'll go over the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-original-jurisdiction-definition-examples.html
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Original Jurisdiction - LII / Legal Information Institute
Definition court's power to hear and decide a case before any appellate review. A trial court must necessarily have original jurisdiction over the types of cases it hears.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/original_jurisdiction
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Original Jurisdiction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The original jurisdiction of a court is the power to hear a case for the first time, as opposed to appellate jurisdiction, when a court has the power to review a lower court's decision.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_jurisdiction
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Original Versus Appellate Jurisdiction: Definition & Differences - Video & Lesson Transcript - Study
Federal courts can have either original jurisdiction or appellate jurisdiction. Some courts have both types of jurisdiction.
http://study.com/academy/lesson/original-versus-appellate-jurisdiction-definition-differences.html
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Original Jurisdiction - Your Dictionary
The ability and authority to decide cases based on hearing testimony and viewing evidence, rather than on appeal. The distinction separates trial courts from appellate courts. When an appellate court tries a case de novo on appeal, it is said to be exercising its original jurisdiction rather than its appellate jurisdiction. State-and-county level trial courts have original jurisdiction. The federal courts have original jurisdiction in certain matters, as Congress expressly provides.
http://www.yourdictionary.com/original-jurisdiction
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History of the Federal Judiciary
The Constitution established the Supreme Courts original jurisdiction to provide a tribunal of the highest stature for disputes to which a state was a party and for cases involving the representatives of foreign nations. In practice, the Supreme Court has only rarely exercised its jurisdiction over foreign officials. Instead, the Supreme Courts original docket has been dedicated largely to resolving disputes between state governments.
http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/jurisdiction_original_supreme.html
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History of the Federal Judiciary
The jurisdiction of the federal courts has been defined by the Constitution, congressional statutes, and decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States. Article III provides that the judicial power "shall extend" to nine types of "cases" and "controversies".
http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/jurisdiction_intro.html
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Original Jurisdiction Law & Legal Definition - US Legal
Original jurisdiction is the authority of a court to try a case, as distinguished from appellate jurisdiction to hear appeals from trial judgments.
http://definitions.uslegal.com/o/original-jurisdiction
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The Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court - US Constitution - US Codes and Statutes - US Law - Justia
Justia Free Database of the US Constitution annotated with cases decided by the United States Supreme Court.
http://law.justia.com/constitution/us/article-3/32-original-jurisdiction.html
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Full Courts in the Original Jurisdiction - Fed Court
The Federal Court also has original jurisdiction pursuant to section 19(1) of the Federal Court of Australia Act to hear matters arising under the Fair Work Act 2009. The President of Fair Work Australia ("FWA") is a judge of the Federal Court.
http://www.fedcourt.gov.au/case-management-services/appeals/full-court-original-jurisdiction
