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| | State court - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Many states have courts of inferior jurisdiction, presided over by (for example) a magistrate or justice of the peace who hears criminal arraignments and tries petty offenses and small civil cases. |
 | | Other courts of limited jurisdiction include alderman's courts, mayor's courts, recorder's courts, county courts, probate courts, municipal courts, courts of claims, courts of common pleas, family courts, small claims courts, tax courts, water courts (present in some western states such as Colorado and Montana), and workers' compensation courts. |
 | | In New York, the Court of Appeals is the highest state court, and the Supreme Court, Civil Court, and Criminal Court collectively are lower. |
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