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Which courts hear the vast majority of cases in the United States?

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The vast majority of all civil and criminal cases are filed in state courts. Sometimes a case can be filed under similar statutes in either state or federal court. There are 94 federal judicial districts. All but three of these districts have lifetime-appointed Article III judges.

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