State court hear a lot more cases. For criminal law the federal government must bring charges to a defendant for violating a federal law. Or if crime is committed in multiple states by the same party then the case may go to a federal district court. But these cases are relatively rare. In civil law the answer would still be the state courts. Civil law consist of divourse, small claims, constitutional and several other fields but generally most would start out in state court. It depends on jurisdiction.
The majority of cases in the US are heard by the various state courts.
State courts hear far more cases than federal courts.
Federal courts hear cases involving violation of Federal Statutes - State courts hear violations of statutes promulgated by their state legislatures.
Charging and trying defendants for breaking federal laws.
Federal courts hear cases involving violation of Federal Statutes - State courts hear violations of statutes promulgated by their state legislatures.
State courts, by far, hear more cases per year than all of the Federal Circuits combined.
All I can say is it is not State Courts (Sorry GradPoint users)
Yes. When both state and federal courts have authority to hear the same case, it's called concurrent jurisdiction.
(in the US) The state and federal courts of appeal and the state and federal supreme courts get to review the cases submitted to them before deciding to accept them for their review or not.
Yes. The State judicial system is similar to the federal judicial system, in that it provides trial courts, intermediate appellate courts, and a state supreme court (or equivalent). Cases initiated in state courts may be appealed in state courts; and some cases initiated in the state courts may eventually be heard in the federal courts.
A difference between state and federal courts is that the federal court is limited to the types of cases listed in the Constitution, while the state courts have broad jurisdiction. Since both of the courts have jurisdiction, parties are allowed to choose to be heard by the federal or state court.
STATE District Courts, hear ALL cases concerning violations of state law. FEDERAL District Courts hear all types of cases having to do with violation of federal law.