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The United States territorial courts are tribunals established in territories of the United States by the United States Congress, pursuant to its power under Article Four of the United States Constitution, the Territorial Clause. Most United States territorial courts are defunct because the territory under their jurisdiction have become states or been retroceded. Among the United States territorial courts still in existence are:

  • United States District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands
  • District Court of Guam
  • District Court of the Virgin Islands

Their jurisdiction is similar to that of a United States district court.

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What are territorial courts the same as?

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What is legislative courts?

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Territorial courts are basically the same as?

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What courts are similar to district courts in function operation and jurisdiction?

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Federal district courts should have 677 seated judges. However, that number changes a great deal and often, currently there are many unfilled judgeships in all U.S. courts with the exception of the Supreme Court.


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Which courts have juisdiction in Guam the Virgin Islands and the Northern Marianas?

territorial courts


Which courts have jurisdiction in Guam the Virgin Islands and the Northern Marianas?

territorial courts


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