There are 20 judicial circuits in the Florida Court system.

This court is often referred to as the “people’s court”.

There is a requirement that a civil lawsuit be based on an actual ________.

Crimes can be classified according to the severity of the punishment.

There is a requirement in criminal law that there must be a bona fide victim who can prove harm.

A person cannot be both criminally and civilly liable for one set of facts.  This situation would violate double jeopardy.

Jenna sues Max for $25,000, based on a car accident that occurs in Indiana.  Jenna loses at trial and appeals to the highest state appellate court in Indiana, where she loses again.  Can Jenna appeal her case to the U.S. Supreme Court?

Indian River State College is located in jurisdiction of the 2nd District Court of Appeal.

Civil litigation is a legal action between _______ to resolve a civil dispute.

One difference between a civil lawsuit and a criminal case is the goal of the litigation.  The goal of a civil lawsuit is to compensate, and the goal of a criminal prosecution is to punish.