Which government body is responsible for establishing inferior federal courts?

Which government body is responsible for establishing inferior federal courts?

• A. The President
• B. The Supreme Court
• C. Congress
• D. State Legislatures

Answer: (C)

Congress has the constitutional authority to establish inferior federal courts. The Constitution vests judicial power in the Supreme Court and authorizes Congress to ordain and establish lower federal courts as needed. This is why laws creating the district courts and courts of appeals come from Congress, not from the President or the Supreme Court by themselves. The President’s role is to nominate judges, with Senate confirmation, but the actual creation of the courts is done through legislation enacted by Congress. State legislatures handle state courts and do not establish federal ones.

Congress has the constitutional authority to establish inferior federal courts. The Constitution vests judicial power in the Supreme Court and authorizes Congress to ordain and establish lower federal courts as needed. This is why laws creating the district courts and courts of appeals come from Congress, not from the President or the Supreme Court by themselves. The President’s role is to nominate judges, with Senate confirmation, but the actual creation of the courts is done through legislation enacted by Congress. State legislatures handle state courts and do not establish federal ones.