Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. pediatrics. the branch of medicine dealing with the child, development and care of children, and the nature and treatment of diseases of children. adj., adj pediatÂ´ric. peÂ·diÂ·atÂ·rics. The medical specialty concerned with the study and treatment of children in health and disease during development from birth through adolescence. pediatrics.
Best Answer: The United States has 94 Federal District Courts (Trial Courts... at least one for each state and territory.) The U.S. has 11 Circuit Courts (Appeals) plus the DC Circuit and the Federal Circuit. These are the 13 Federal Appeals Courts. There is only one Supreme Court.... the highest court where appeals from the appeals courts are heard.
In an effort to relieve the caseload burden in the Supreme Court and to handle a dramatic increase in federal filings, Congress, in the Judiciary Act of 1891, established nine courts of appeals, one for each judicial circuit.n 1982, Congress combined the jurisdictions of the U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals and the U.S. Court of Claims into one court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In recent years Congress has established commissions to examine possible changes in the structure of the courts of appeals.