state courts of the Federated States of Micronesia

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The state courts of the Federated States of Micronesia are the primary trial and appellate judicial bodies within each of the nation’s constituent states, handling most local civil and criminal matters under state law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf appellate court network ⓘ
judicial system ⓘ
trial court network ⓘ
appealPath appeals generally heard within the state court system ⓘ
appliesTo Chuuk State ⓘ
Kosrae State ⓘ
Pohnpei State ⓘ
Yap State ⓘ
country Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ
courtType appellate court ⓘ
trial court ⓘ
foundation state constitutions of the Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ
governingLaw state judicial acts and statutes ⓘ
handles most local civil matters ⓘ
most local criminal matters ⓘ
hasPart Chuuk State Court ⓘ
Kosrae State Court ⓘ
Pohnpei State Court ⓘ
Yap State Court ⓘ
higherCourt Supreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ
jurisdiction civil matters under state law ⓘ
criminal matters under state law ⓘ
state law of the Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
legalSystem mixed legal system influenced by United States law and customary law ⓘ
level state level ⓘ
locatedIn Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ
mayUseLanguage local Micronesian languages ⓘ
partOf judiciary of the Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ
primaryFunction adjudication of local civil disputes ⓘ
adjudication of local criminal cases ⓘ
interpretation of state constitutions ⓘ
interpretation of state statutes ⓘ
recognizes customary law within each state ⓘ
relationshipToNationalCourt parallel to the national court system ⓘ
separate from the national judiciary ⓘ
servePopulation residents of Chuuk State ⓘ
residents of Kosrae State ⓘ
residents of Pohnpei State ⓘ
residents of Yap State ⓘ
subjectMatter contract disputes under state law ⓘ
family law under state law ⓘ
minor criminal offenses under state law ⓘ
property law under state law ⓘ
serious criminal offenses under state law ⓘ

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Supreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesia → appealsFrom → state courts of the Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ