Question

In legal proceedings, lower courts tend to have original jurisdiction, meaning

Answer 1

They have the right to hear a case for the first time it has been presented in the legal system.

Answer 2

The right to hear a case first.

Lower courts have the first opportunity for have a trial for a case which is the original jurisdiction. Higher courts are for appeals and hear cases if the verdict in the lower court is thought to be inaccurate because legal proceedings were not properly followed.