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The federal court system has three main levels: District Courts, Circuit Courts of Appeals and the Supreme Court. Through out the nation there are 94 district courts, 13 circuit courts and one Supreme Court (“The United States Department of Justice - United States Attorney's Office”). During the early days of the Federal Convention in 1787, the delegates all agreed on a plan for the government that will include national judiciary (“History of the Federal Judiciary”). Article III, in the Constitution, is the shortest article that established the institution of the government. Even though the article is very brief, it shows the judiciary to resolve different kinds of cases (including the ones that the United States is a party in implementing laws) like arguments of citizens of two or more states. (Magleby 379) The first type of a federal court is District Courts and every state has at least one federal district court ("Federal Courts"). District courts are the overall trial courts in the federal court system. In each district court, there is at least one United States District Judge that was appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate for a life term. District courts deal with both civil and criminal trials (“ The United States Department of Justice - United States Attorney's Office”). An example of a civil trial is if a person is suing the government or an agent of the government because the person violated the rights granted to a person within the Constitution. Criminal trial is a case that one breaks a federal law and they get arrested (“The Judicial Learning Center”). According to Government by the People, in 2009, there were more than 275,000 civil cases and more than 75,000 criminal cases. District court judges ar... ... middle of paper ... ...n made. (Magleby 387-90) Works Cited "Article III, Constitution of the United States." History of the Federal Judiciary. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Mar. 2014. . "Federal Courts." United States Courts. Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2014. . "Introduction To The Federal Court System." The United States Department of Justice - United States Attorney's Office. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2014. . "Levels of the Federal Courts." The Judicial Learning Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Mar. 2014. . Magleby, David B. "The Judiciary." Government by the Peopl. 2011 ed. Boston: Pearson, 2011. 378-90. Print.