Reorganization of the Judicial System of Guam: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 4580 ... July 31, 1975 |
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9th Circuit Act of Guam actions Agana Bay Development amend section amend the Organic appellate division appellate jurisdiction Attorney causes arising Chairman Chief Justice committee CONG CONGRESS THE LIBRARY Constitution Counsel court judge Court of Appeals Court of Guam Court Reorganization Act court system create a Supreme DANIELSON decision DRINAN establish Government of Guam granted GRESS Guam Court Guam Judiciary Guam Legislature Guam Supreme Court Guam territorial income Guam to provide Guam's Guamanian HERMAN BADILLO Island Court Judge ABBATE Judge WEEKS judicial structure judicial system KASTENMEIER laws of Guam legislation Legislature of Guam LIBRARY OF CONGRES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LIBRARY OF LIBRARY LIBRARY THE LIBRARY Ninth Circuit Court Organic Act present Puerto Rico question RESS THE LIBRARY section 22 SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS subsection Superior Court system of Guam territorial income tax territory of Guam Thank title 28 TOM RAILSBACK TROUTMAN U.S. Supreme Court United States Code Virgin Islands ZEDER
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Page 11 - There is hereby created a court of record to be designated the "District Court of Guam," and the judicial authority of Guam shall be vested in the District Court of Guam...
Page 21 - District Court of Guam and in such court or courts as may have been or may hereafter be established by the laws of Guam. The District Court of Guam shall have the jurisdiction of a district court of the United States...
Page 25 - The District Court of Guam shall have the jurisdiction of a district court of the United States in all causes arising under the Constitution, treaties, and laws of the United States, regardless of the sum or value of the matter in controversy...
Page 27 - Guam, and except further that the terms "attorney for the government" and "United States attorney", as used in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall, when applicable to cases arising under the laws of Guam, mean the Attorney General of Guam or such other person or persons as may be authorized by the laws of Guam to act therein.
Page 27 - Any such proceeding shall, so far as practicable, be conducted in accordance with the rules of evidence applicable in the district courts of the United States under the rules of civil procedure for the district courts of the United States, adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States pursuant to section 2072 of title 28, United States Code [section 2072 of title 28].
Page 27 - United States attorney" as used in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (rule 54(c) ) shall, when applicable to cases arising under the laws of the Northern Mariana Islands, include the attorney general of the Northern Mariana Islands or any other person or persons as may be authorized by the laws of the Northern Marianas to act therein.
Page 25 - The District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands will have the jurisdiction of a district court of the United States, except that in all causes arising under the Constitution, treaties or laws of the United States it will have jurisdiction regardless of the sum or value of the matter in controversy. (b) The District Court will have original jurisdiction in all causes in the Northern Mariana Islands...
Page 27 - ... sections 3771 and 3772 of title 18, in criminal cases; shall apply to the District Court of Guam and to appeals therefrom ; except that no provisions of any such rules which authorize or require trial by jury...
Page 27 - USC, sec. 53), in bankruptcy cases; shall apply to the District Court of Guam and to appeals therefrom ; except that no provisions of any such rules which authorize or require trial by jury or the prosecution of offenses by indictment by a grand jury instead of by information shall be applicable to the District Court of Guam unless and until made so applicable by laws enacted by the Legislature of Guam, and except further that the terms "attorney for the government...
Page 11 - States, regardless of the sum or value of the matter in controversy, shall have original jurisdiction in all other causes in Guam, jurisdiction over which has not been transferred by the legislature to other court or courts established by it, and shall have such appellate jurisdiction as the legislature may determine.