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{{Details|Courts of Verona}} | {{Details|Courts of Verona}} | ||
[[Image:Earl_Warren_Building_(San_Francisco).JPG|thumb|200px|The Javier Padrón Commonwealth Justice Building]] | [[Image:Earl_Warren_Building_(San_Francisco).JPG|thumb|200px|The Javier Padrón Commonwealth Justice Building]] | ||
The judiciary has a hierarchical structure with the [[Supreme Court of Verona|Supreme Court]] at the apex, [[Verona Courts of Appeals| | The judiciary has a hierarchical structure with the [[Supreme Court of Verona|Supreme Court]] at the apex, [[Verona Courts of Appeals|Courts of Appeals]] as the primary {{wp|appellate court}}s, and the [[Verona superior courts|superior courts]] as the primary {{wp|trial court}}s. | ||
=== Supreme Court === | === Supreme Court === | ||
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The Court deals with about 16,700 cases per year, although review is discretionary in most cases, and it dismisses the vast majority of petitions without comment. It hears arguments and drafts full opinions for about 190 to 230 cases each year, of which about 35 are automatic death penalty appeals. | The Court deals with about 16,700 cases per year, although review is discretionary in most cases, and it dismisses the vast majority of petitions without comment. It hears arguments and drafts full opinions for about 190 to 230 cases each year, of which about 35 are automatic death penalty appeals. | ||
The Supreme Court is headquartered in [[ | The Supreme Court is headquartered in [[Sevilla]], Verona's capital city, with branch offices in [[Sierra]] and [[Chesapeake County, Verona|Chesapeake]]. It hears oral arguments each year in all three locations. | ||
=== Courts of Appeals === | === Courts of Appeals === | ||
[[Image:Verona Courts of Appeals District map.svg|thumb|right|200px|The Appellate Districts of the Verona Courts of Appeals. | [[Image:Verona Courts of Appeals District map.svg|thumb|right|200px|The Appellate Districts of the Verona Courts of Appeals. | ||
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The [[Verona Courts of Appeals]] are the {{wp|Appellate court|intermediate appellate courts}}. The state is geographically divided into eight appellate districts. Notably, all published Verona appellate decisions are binding on all superior courts, regardless of appellate district. The First Appellate District sits in | The [[Verona Courts of Appeals]] are the {{wp|Appellate court|intermediate appellate courts}}. The state is geographically divided into eight appellate districts. Notably, all published Verona appellate decisions are binding on all superior courts, regardless of appellate district. The First Appellate District sits in Sevilla, the Second District in Sierra, the Third District in Chesapeake, the Fourth District in [[Cara County, Verona|LaMarque]], the Fifth District in [[San Marcos County, Verona|San Marcos]], the Sixth District in [[Orange County, Verona|Orange]], the Seventh District in [[Sandy Palms, Verona|Sandy Palms]], and the Eighth District in [[Henrico County, Verona|Coscara]]. The districts are further divided into 33 divisions sitting throughout the state at 21 locations, and there are 197 justices serving on the Courts. | ||
Unlike the state supreme court, the Courts of Appeals have mandatory review jurisdiction under the informal legal tradition in common law countries that all litigants are entitled to at least one appeal. In practice, this works out to about 16,000 appeals per year, resulting in 12,000 opinions (not all appeals are pursued properly or are meritorious enough to justify an opinion). | Unlike the state supreme court, the Courts of Appeals have mandatory review jurisdiction under the informal legal tradition in common law countries that all litigants are entitled to at least one appeal. In practice, this works out to about 16,000 appeals per year, resulting in 12,000 opinions (not all appeals are pursued properly or are meritorious enough to justify an opinion). | ||