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Priority of Law in the U.S. (continued) State constitutions rank as the highest state law. State statutes take precedence over state regulations. Valid state law takes precedence over local laws. COURT SYSTEMS AND JURISDICTION ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Prentice-Hall CHAPTER 2 Court Systems in U.S. Two major systems Federal court system Court systems of the 50 states and the District of Columbia Each has jurisdiction to hear different types of lawsuits. State Court Systems Limited-jurisdiction trial courts General-jurisdiction trial courts Intermediate appellate courts S