The Marylands judicial system is composed of four levels, whereby a court of appeals stands as the highest court in the state (also called supreme court in other countries). In most cases, this court hears evidence of the highest order, such as the death penalty and other matters involving the removal of state officials. The court of special appeals is the second from the top in the rank after the court of appeals. This is the intermediate appellate court in Maryland. Most of the cases in this court are heard by penal of three judges. Circuit courts are the third level of courts in the rank of court in Maryland; these courts handle most major civil cases in the state relating to family and juvenile cases. District courts in Maryland judiciary come as the fourth rank and the lowest rank. It handles civil cases by judges that involve up to 30 000 dollars that are decided by judges. Some of the examples include boating felonies and motor-related cases.
Federal court system
Supreme court is the highest in the rank of courts in the US. The United States supreme court work with congress to pass federal laws that are used to solve disputes in other lower courts of the United States. Court of Appeal is the second in the rank and determines whether the code is applied well in the trial courts. District courts have come in the third in the position of United States courts. These courts mostly handle dispute related cases for justice. Bankruptcy courts are the fourth courts in the level in the judiciary system of the United States and handle matters relating to the bankruptcy of individuals in the United States. Article I courts have no rank in the judicial system of the United States as they are the courts whereby congress uses to formulate articles for making laws used by the federal government. These courts are also known as legislative courts and do not handle any cases of any nature.