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defendant, can "remove" a case from state court to federal court, provided that the federal court also has original jurisdiction over the matter (meaning that the case could have been filed in federal court initially). If the party that initially filed the case in state court believes that removal was improper, that party can ask the district court to "remand" the case to the state court system. For certain matters, such as patent and copyright infringement disputes and prosecutions for federal crimes, the jurisdiction of the district courts is exclusive of that of the state courts, meaning that only federal courts can hear those cases.
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financial. Clerks may appoint deputies, clerical assistants, and employees to carry out the work of the court. The clerk of each district court must reside in the district for which the clerk is appointed, except that the clerk of the District of Columbia and the clerk of the Southern District of New York may reside within twenty miles of their respective districts.
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10 years must have been in a position of substantial management responsibility. An attorney may substitute the active practice of law on a year-for-year basis for the management or administrative experience requirement. Clerks do not have to be licensed attorneys, but some courts specify that a law degree is a preference for employment.
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When California was admitted as a state in 1850, it was initially divided into two districts, the Northern and the Southern. The Southern District of California was abolished on July 27, 1866, and the State made to constitute one district, the statute providing that the Judge of the Northern District
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Unlike some state courts, the power of federal courts to hear cases and controversies is strictly limited. Federal courts may not decide every case that happens to come before them. In order for a district court to entertain a lawsuit, Congress must first grant the court subject matter jurisdiction
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To be eligible to serve as a clerk, a person must have a minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible administrative experience in public service or business that provides a thorough understanding of organizational, procedural, and human aspects of managing an organization, and at least 3 of the
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Federal magistrate judges are appointed by each district court pursuant to statute. They are appointed for an eight-year term and may be reappointed for additional eight-year terms. A magistrate judge may be removed "for incompetency, misconduct, neglect of duty, or physical or mental disability". A
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Each state has between one and four districts. For states with multiple districts, they are named geographically. States with two districts all give them either Northern–Southern or Western–Eastern designations. Most states with three districts add a Middle District, with two exceptions: Illinois
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56 districts (around 60% of all district courts) require an attorney to be admitted to practice in the state where the district court sits. The other 39 districts (around 40% of all district courts) extend admission to certain lawyers admitted in other states, although conditions vary from court to
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Each district court appoints a clerk, who is responsible for overseeing filings made with the court, maintaining the court's records, processing fees, fines, and restitution, and managing the non-judicial work of the court, including information technology, budget, procurement, human resources, and
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For most of these cases, the jurisdiction of the federal district courts is concurrent with that of the state courts. In other words, a plaintiff can choose to bring these cases in either a federal district court or a state court. Congress has established a procedure whereby a party, typically the
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The Judiciary Act of 1789 authorized the Supreme Court and the judge of each U.S. District Court to appoint a clerk to assist with the administration of federal judicial business in those courts. The clerk for each district court was to also serve as clerk of the corresponding circuit court. The
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The attorney generally submits an application with a fee and takes the oath of admission. Local practice varies as to whether the oath is given in writing or in open court before a judge of the district. A "sponsor" admitted to the court's bar is often required. Several district courts require
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exercise the powers of the United States District Court for the District of California, and that all records of the Southern District Court be delivered to the Clerk of the Northern District Court. Twenty years later, on August 5, 1886, Congress re-created the Southern District of California.
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criminal offense by a jury, is entitled to hold office until retirement or death. In the history of the United States, twelve judges have been impeached by the House, and seven have been removed following conviction in the Senate. (For a table that includes the twelve impeached judges, see
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When the Act was first passed, there were thirteen districts created among the eleven states which had ratified the Constitution by that point. When North Carolina and Rhode Island voted to ratify, a district was created for each of them, bringing the number of districts to fifteen.
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has a Central District instead of a Middle District, and Oklahoma has Northern, Western, and Eastern Districts. Of the three states with four districts, New York and Texas use all four directional designations, while California has a Central District and no Western District.
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and keep working. Such senior judges are not counted in the quota of active judges for the district and do only whatever work they are assigned by the chief judge of the district, but they keep their offices (called "chambers") and staff, and many of them work full-time.
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Nearly all district courts have a Local Rule 11.1 or 83.1 that describes the appropriate state judicial institution which admits attorneys to practice (either the state bar association or an office or committee of the state supreme
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The Judicial Code (28 U.S.C. § 751) provides that the clerk is appointed, and may be removed, by the court. The clerk's duties are prescribed by the statute, by the court's customs and practices, and by policy established by the
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Article III of the Constitution provides that the "judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in . . . such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish."
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attorneys seeking admission to their bars to take an additional bar examination on federal law, including the following: the Southern District of Ohio, the Northern District of Florida, and the
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each have one territorial court; these courts are called "district courts" and exercise the same jurisdiction as district courts, but differ from district courts in that territorial courts are
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On rare occasions, an extinct district court was extinguished by merging it with other district courts. In every case except one, this has restored a district court that had been subdivided:
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In some situations, federal law provides both for the exclusive jurisdiction of federal courts and for the immunity of the defendant from the power of those courts. One example of this is
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District judges usually concentrate on managing their court's overall caseload, supervising trials, and writing opinions in response to important motions like the motion for
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appointed for life, and can be removed involuntarily only when they violate the standard of "good behavior". The sole method of involuntary removal of a judge is through
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in which the district court is located, except that some district court rulings involving patents and certain other specialized matters must be appealed instead to the
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or a portion of a state. There is at least one federal courthouse in each district, and many districts have more than one. District court decisions are appealed to the
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Judiciary Act required each clerk to issue the writs summoning jurors and "to record the decrees, judgments and determinations of the court of which he is clerk."
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under Article I of the Constitution for the purpose of hearing disputes under federal law, but their judges would not become officers of the federal government.
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was carved out of another piece of Virginia. The United States district courts for the districts of Maryland and Virginia remained during this brief period.
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In addition to their original jurisdiction, the district courts have appellate jurisdiction over a very limited class of judgments, orders, and decrees.
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From 1801 to 1802, and again from 1802 to 1872, the state of North Carolina was subdivided into the United States district courts for the districts of
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The Southern District of New York and the Central District of California are the largest federal districts by number of judges, with 28 judges each.
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This article is about the district courts of the U.S. federal judicial system. For the district courts of various U.S. states' judicial systems, see
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Most extinct district courts have disappeared by being divided into smaller districts. The following courts were subdivided out of existence:
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There are 89 districts in the 50 states, with a total of 94 districts including territories. There is at least one judicial district for each
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of a district court is generally available to any attorney who is admitted to practice law in the state where the district court sits.
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The district courts exercise original jurisdiction over—that is, they are empowered to conduct trials in—the following types of cases:
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John/Jane Doe" or "Hon. John/Jane Doe" and in speech as "Judge" or "Judge Doe" or, when presiding in court, "Your Honor".
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and generally must be admitted to the bar of that particular court. The United States usually does not have a separate
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of private property by the federal government, and suits for injury on federal property or by a federal employee. The
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to serve the entire court. The role of the clerk and deputies or assistants should not be confused with the judges'
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does not have a district court or a federal territorial court, and so federal matters there are sent to either the
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admission is also available in most federal district courts on a case-by-case basis. Most district courts require
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over most claims for money damages against the United States, including disputes over federal contracts, unlawful
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over many of those cases, and the district court is the only one with jurisdiction over civilian criminal cases.
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Generally, a final ruling by a district court in either a civil or a criminal case can be appealed to the
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A judge of a United States district court is officially titled a "United States District Judge". Other
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Certain civil actions between citizens of different states or citizens of a state and a foreign state;
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There are a few additional extinct district courts that fall into neither of the above two patterns.
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for the circuit in which they reside, except for certain specialized cases that are appealed to the
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Map of the boundaries of the United States district courts within each of the 13 circuits of the
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were previously part of the United States but were never part of the U.S. federal court system.
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National Archives: Records of District Courts of the United States (Record Group 21) 1685-1993
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does not have a district court or federal territorial court; federal matters there go to the
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A judge who has reached the age of 65 (or has become disabled) may retire or elect to go on
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One Supreme Court: Supremacy, Inferiority, and the Judicial Department of the United States
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From 1801 to 1802, the District of Columbia and pieces of Maryland and Virginia formed the
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In 2007, the busiest district courts in terms of criminal federal felony filings were the
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is the largest federal district by population; it includes all five counties that make up
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Civil actions arising under the Constitution, laws, and treaties of the United States;
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and a conviction by a two-thirds vote. Otherwise, a judge, even if convicted of a
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In order to represent a party in a case in a district court, a person must be an
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Civil actions within the admiralty or maritime jurisdiction of the United States;
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magistrate judgeship may be a stepping stone to a district judgeship nomination.
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attorneys to associate with an attorney admitted to practice before the court.
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Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board v. College Savings Bank
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can exercise an unofficial veto over a nominee unacceptable to the senator.
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was divided into the United States district courts for the districts of
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appoints the federal judges for terms of good behavior (subject to the
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Courts of the United States § Courts by state of the United States
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addresses cases involving international trade and customs issues. The
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The American Colonial State in the Philippines: Global Perspectives
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
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Unlike the U.S. Supreme Court, which was expressly established by
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
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As of 2010, there were 678 authorized district court judgeships.
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has jurisdiction over contested pre-assessment determinations of
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over certain types of cases, but the district court also has
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was divided into the United States district courts for the
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United States District Court for the District of Louisiana
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There are other federal trial courts that have nationwide
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Criminal prosecutions brought by the United States;
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