Judge-made law 法官法
Case law 判例法
District court 地區法院
Circuit court 巡回法院
Court of claims 索賠法院
Original jurisdiction 初審管轄權
Appellate jurisdiction 上訴管轄權
Territorial jurisdiction 屬地管轄權
Probate courts 遺囑檢驗法院
Juvenile courts 未成年人法庭
Adversary system 辯護式訴訟制度
Answer to complaint 答辯狀
Discovery 取證
Pre-trial motion 審前動議
Interrogatory 書面質詢
Motion for summary judgment 即決判決動議
Pretrial conference 審前會議
Trial court 初審法院