If you Google or another Internet search engine to search the court's
name, you should find the court's website. The website will help you
determine what type of court it is.
This information almost always will be available on any court documents
related to the proceeding, typically at the very top of the first page.
If the document gives a shortened name, you can search the name via
Google or other Internet search engine to find the court's full name.
This should lead you to the court's website. The website will help you
determine the court's full name.
If the threat involves a judicial proceeding, select the appropriate type of court where the dispute has been considered. You may select multiple court types if a case has been removed, appealed, or otherwise has appeared in more than one court. Hold the CTRL key (or Command key, for Macs) while clicking in order to select multiple types.
The choices for this field are:
- Administrative
Describes proceedings in administrative courts or quasi-judicial proceedings.
- State
Describes proceedings in a state's court system. These courts generally have names such as: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
- Federal
Describes proceedings in the federal court system. These courts generally have names such as: United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- International
Describes proceedings in any court outside of the United States. For example: Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt.
