Article IV territorial district judge

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An Article IV territorial district judge is a federal judge appointed by the U.S. President to serve a fixed term on a territorial court that exercises federal jurisdiction but is not an Article III court.

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Article IV territorial district judge canonical 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government office
federal judge
appointedBy President of the United States
canBeDesignatedBy Chief Justice of the United States
surface form: Chief Justice of the United States (for temporary assignments)
compensationFrom federal treasury
constitutionalCategory legislative court judge
createdBy United States Congress
distinctFrom Article III district judge
United States bankruptcy judges
surface form: United States bankruptcy judge

United States magistrate judge
employer United States government
exercises federal jurisdiction
governingStatute federal territorial courts statutes
hasAuthority issue writs and other process under federal law
hasTermType fixed term
historicalPrecedent judges of early U.S. territorial courts (e.g., in Alaska Territory, Hawaii Territory, Puerto Rico before Article III conversion)
jurisdictionOver District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands
District Court of Guam
District Court of the Virgin Islands
United States territories
lacks constitutional salary protection under Article III
life tenure
legalBasis Article IV of the United States Constitution
mayBeAppealedTo United States courts of appeals
surface form: United States court of appeals for the relevant circuit
mayBeReappointed for additional terms subject to presidential nomination and Senate confirmation
mayExercise bankruptcy jurisdiction (by reference or assignment)
diversity jurisdiction
federal question jurisdiction
maySitByDesignationOn Article III court
surface form: Article III courts (when authorized by statute)
mustBe member of the bar
oathRequiredBy federal law
operatesWithin territorial judicial system established by Congress
partOf federal judiciary of the United States
surface form: federal judiciary of the United States (non-Article III component)
requires advice and consent of the United States Senate
role issue orders and judgments binding within the territory
preside over civil cases in territorial federal court
preside over criminal cases in territorial federal court
servesOn United States territorial courts
surface form: United States territorial court

non-Article III federal court
subjectTo federal judicial ethics rules
reappointment at end of term
removal by the President
subjectToReviewBy Supreme Court of the United States (on certiorari or appeal as provided by statute)
termLength limited years as specified by statute

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District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands hasJudgeType Article IV territorial district judge