Court StructureHow courts are tiered, and what each level does.LawThe functions by level.First instanceHears evidence and finds factsApplies law to those factsWitnesses give testimonyJudge or jury decides the outcomeAppellateReviews for legal errorRarely rehears evidenceDeference to findings of factSets precedent for lower courtsEducational reference. An appeal is not a second trial: it generallyreviews whether the law was applied correctly.Court Structurelearnposters.com
Court Structure — printable law & society wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Court Structure poster

8 entries in 2 groups.

The functions by level.

Educational reference. An appeal is not a second trial: it generally reviews whether the law was applied correctly.

Questions about the Court Structure poster

What’s on the Court Structure poster?
8 entries in 2 groups. The functions by level. First instance: Hears evidence and finds facts, Applies law to those facts, Witnesses…; Appellate: Reviews for legal error, Rarely rehears evidence, Deference to findings of…. Educational reference. An appeal is not a second trial: it generally reviews whether the law was applied correctly.
Who is the Court Structure poster for?
Court Structure belongs to the Law section rather than to a school year, because law & society is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning the legal system can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Court Structure poster?
Trial courts find facts. Appeal courts review the law. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Court Structure belongs on the wall where that law & society work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Court Structure?
Access to Justice, Resolving Disputes Without Trial and Proof sit alongside Court Structure in the Law section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Access to JusticeResolving Disputes Without TrialProof
Is the Court Structure poster free to download and print?
Yes. Court Structure downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Law section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Court Structure poster print at?
Court Structure is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Court Structure loses nothing.Printing guide

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