Original Jurisdiction Law and Legal Definition
Original jurisdiction is the authority of a court to try a case, as distinguished from appellate jurisdiction to hear appeals from trial judgments. Original jurisdiction is the court's authority to hear the claim in the first instance, rather than on appeal. The court rules on issues directly, rather than on matters which are referred to it after being heard by another court.
Under the U.S. Constitution, the Supreme Court has "original jurisdiction" over several small but important categories of cases. That means that the parties can bring such disputes directly to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court has original but not exclusive jurisdiction of:
- All actions or proceedings to which ambassadors, other public ministers, consuls, or vice consuls of foreign states are parties;
- All controversies between the United States and a State;
- All actions or proceedings by a State against the citizens of another State or against aliens.
Legal Definition list
- Original Issue Discount – OID [Internal Revenue]
- Original Filing Basis
- Original Equipment Manufacturer Vehicle
- Original Equipment Manufacturer
- Original Classification Authority
- Original Jurisdiction
- Original Negligence
- Original Numismatic Item
- Original of a Writing or Recording
- Original Political Item
- Original Power Of Attorney
