Use the words from the bank to fill in the blanks

discretionary review specialized

Supreme Appeals bankruptcy

1. The ___________ Court is called the High Court in Australia.

2. John decided to go to the Court of __________ because he didn’t

Agree with the decision.

3. The court will ___________ Mr. Allistair’s case next month.

4. Mr. Anderson is going to the ____________ court because he lost

a lot of money but has no way to pay it back.

5. The court has ___________ powers, so it may decide not to

investigate the case.

6. Ms. Ming’s case will go to a __________ court, not a general

court.

Listen and read the text again. What types of courts are there

in the USA?

Listen to a conversation between a client and his attorney. Then

a nswer the questions. Which courts might the client’s case be

heard in?

- a state court

- a district court

- a court of appeal

- a specialized court

- the Supreme Court

Listen again and complete the conversation.

Client (M): So, is my case going to the 1 ________courts?

Attorney (F): No, that’s not going to happen.

Client: Why not? It’s a dispute with the state.

Attorney: Well, 2 _________courts usually have jurisdiction

over smaller cases like yours.

Client: I see. What do we do if the district court 3 ________

against us?

Attorney: We ask for the case to be 4 _________ in the

Court of Appeals.

Client: And they have to 5 _________it, right?

Attorney: Yes. There’s no 6 ________review in appeals

courts. That’s reserved for the Supreme Court.

8. Use the conversation from Task 7 to complete a lawyer’s