Describe the caseloads of the various state level courts. Why is there such variation?
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Justice of the peace and magistrate courts have original jurisdiction over low-level misdemeanors.
Municipal courts are typically found in large cities and have jurisdiction over misdemeanors.
General jurisdiction courts oversee criminal felony and civil cases.
Appellate courts serve as the review courts and have close to 300,000 cases annually.
State Supreme courts are the highest courts in the state.
Lower courts have a total incoming trial caseload of 100 million in a given year. Civil cases have about 20 million per year.
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