Does DC have its own equivalent of state courts?
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Yes, the District of Columbia has its own court system apart from the Federal Court system.  Like most states, DC has its own trial court of general jurisdiction (DC Superior Court).  The Superior Court is divided into Civil, Criminal, Family, Domestic Violence, and Probate Divisions.\nThe Court of Appeals is the highest court in DC (it is the equivalent of a state supreme court).
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What city?  What state?  There are hundres, if not thousand of courts across this country.  You might start by looking and Findlaw.
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There are 13 circuits of appellate courts. 11 for the 50 states, one for Washington DC, and one Federal Circuit.
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http://www.dcbar.org/\n\nIf the attorney is licensed in DC, ths is the place.
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Delaware is correct.  \n\nNot only is DC wrong, but it came way late to the game, and it isn't even a flippin state, for crying out loud!  Did you just sleep through 13 years of school, or what?
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In what nation? I do not recall any US jurisdiction terming any of its courts as a "judicial court".
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Here is the oversimplified version: \n\nSuperior/District court (verdict) --> State Court of Appeals/Federal Circuit Court of Appeals --> State Supreme Court/U.S. Supreme Court\n\nSometimes (as in criminal cases), a convicted person can exhaust direct state appeals, then move on to federal appeals (habeas corpus).
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First in the early days of this country we only had 13 states and where Washington, D.C. is located it fits into the center of what the country was then.  They wanted to build a Capital City so that it would be a city that was built with the express purpose of being the Capital of the New Country.  The Capital had been previously placed in New York City and in Philadelphia.  The capital was placed into an area that was on the Border of Maryland and Virginia and was Named the District Of Columbia, it bordered the two states however was not part of either one.  The City became the Capital in 1800 when John Adams was president.  The city has no representatives in Congress, it does however have 3 Electoral Votes for Presidential elections.  While Washington the City has it's own City Government the District Of Columbia falls under Federal Law.
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Precedent is only binding on lower courts, so District Court rulings do not apply to other District Courts, but a Court of Appeals ruling would apply to all District Courts in the circuit, while a Supreme Court ruling apples to all District Courts and Courts of Appeals in all circuits.\n\nAlso, state court rulings are never binding on other states' courts, even if they are in the same circuit.
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I hate to tell you this but you are out of luck. DCFS in Illinois has Carte-Blanche to do whatever they please. A court will always rule in thier favor even when they have been proven wrong.
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I would contact your local city manager, state representative, or Congressman/Senator in DC. These are the types of questions and anwsers they are there to help you with.\n\nYou may get a bit of run around at first. But don't give up, keep at it. That info is out there.
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Because the city is Washington and it's in the District of Columbia, which was created out of land donated by Maryland to house the national capital.  DC is not part of any state.
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Some Jurisdictions exchange information, others do not.  Also when you say "Washington", no one knows whether you mean the State or D.C.
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Washington DC, but it is technically not a state
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http://www.dss.state.va.us/family/dcse.html
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its not in a state, Washington DC is its very own little world, kind of similar to Vatican City in Italy.\n\nWashington DC is located on the border of Virgina and Pa.
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You may know that we have 50 states in the U.S.  Washington, D.C., is of course our capital city.  You are right that the "D.C." stands for District of Columbia.  However, the two - "Washington" and "District of Columbia" - are the same thing, geographically.\n\nThere are no other "districts" - everyplace else is a state.\n\nNot a great answer, I know, but something Americans (I hope) understand.  Hard to explain to a non-American.\n\nTry a couple of websites:\nwww.washington.org (tourism website)\nwww.dc.gov (local city government website)