A public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law is called a __________.



The __________ is the person who files a lawsuit.



A ___________ is used when rulings set forth earlier in similar cases.



Crimes that are punishable by more than one year in prison are called _________.



When people are typically punished when they break a law and are convicted of a crime, it is called____________.







A(n) ____________ is a panel of citizens who participate in the justice system that decide whether the accused is guilty or not and, if guilty, what the punishment should be.



Minor crimes for which a person can be fined a small sum of money or jailed for up to a year are called ___________.



Cases usually with original jurisdiction goes to a ______________.



The person being sued is called the __________.



A complaint may ask the court to order the defendant to pay the plaintiff a sum of money, called ________, to repay the plaintiff for the loss.

Extra Credit: 5 points for correct answer.

__________ is where a party who lost a case of a lower court asks a judge to review that decision and reverse it.



The government starts the legal process of ___________ against the defendant.