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the federal court system and the various state court systems. The federal court system is essentially a three level system; each level derives its judicial power from Article III of the Constitution. The three levels are the US District Courts, US Courts of Appeals, and US Supreme Court. 6.1 US District Courts The US district courts are the general trial courts of the federal court system. Also, they are the only courts in the federal court system that use juries (with limited exceptions). Each state has at least one federal district. States with smaller populations typically have only one federal district. States with larger populations typically have more than one. For example, California has four federal districts—that is, S.D. Cal. (the Southern District based in San Diego), C.D. Cal. (the Central District based in Los Angeles), N.D. Cal. (the Northern District based in San Francisco), and E.D. Cal. (the Eastern District based in Sacramento). An interactive map showing the geo...