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General Jurisdiction |
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The legal authority of a court to entertain whatever type of case comes up within the geographical area over which its power extends. General jurisdiction differs from special or limited jurisdiction, which is the power of a court to hear only certain types of cases, or those in which the amount in controversy is below a certain sum or that is subject to exceptions. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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If you file a suit in court you can expect, even in a small claims situation, to take six to nine months ]before a decision is rendered], and in a court of general jurisdiction you are probably talking about two to three years. can never be desirable cares of a general jurisdiction. Officially approved by judges in the state's 58 counties last January, a year and a half after California voters passed Proposition 220 permitting judges to decide whether to unify their two-tier court systems, the merger consolidated the Los Angeles Superior Court with the county's 24 municipal courts, making the newly unified Superior Court the largest trial court of general jurisdiction in the nation. |
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