More Related Content Similar to The Federal Judiciary (20) More from Christopher Rice (20) The Federal Judiciary16. Civil Law Regulates obligations between individuals, individuals and government, & individuals and corporations. 25. Precedent A judicial decision that serves as a rule for settling subsequent cases of a similar nature. 31. Writ of Certiorari Order from the Court to lower courts demanding that they send up a complete record of a case. 36. Majority Opinion (aka the “opinion of the court”) Statement of the legal reasoning that supports the decision of the majority of the court. 37. Concurring Opinion Opinion of a justice or justices who support the majority decision but have different legal reasons for doing so. 41. Judicial Review the power of the Court to rule on the constitutionality of state, federal laws and executive actions.