Federal Courts
CRIS provides two types of cases handled by the Federal Court system, criminal cases and civil cases.
Federal criminal charges are initiated by the government, usually through the US attorney's office in
coordination with a law enforcement agency. Civil cases are filed by individuals or organizations, not
by the government, each type of case is handled as a separate criminal or civil court search.
The United States has 94 federal judicial districts and are organized into 12 regional circuits. Each
district court is individually searchable and require one to three business days to complete. 'Best Practices'
in a thorough background screening would entail searching all districts that a person has been known to
reside. Residence history can be obtained by using CRIS's Identity and Residential History check.