Which trio comprises the main categories of federal courts?

• A. US Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, District Courts
• B. Court of Appeals, US Supreme Court, District Courts
• C. US Supreme Court, District Courts, Court of Appeals
• D. District Courts, Court of Appeals, US Supreme Court

Answer: (A)

The federal court system is organized into three levels: District Courts at the bottom serve as trial courts, Courts of Appeals are the intermediate appellate courts that review district rulings for legal errors, and the United States Supreme Court is the highest court that decides important federal questions and reviews selected appeals. This three-tier structure is why the trio of the Supreme Court, the Courts of Appeals, and the District Courts correctly represents the main categories of federal courts. The order in which they’re named isn’t important—any listing that includes all three levels describes the same structure.