Chief Judge of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands
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The Chief Judge of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands is the presiding federal judicial officer who oversees the court’s administration and leads its judicial functions within this U.S. territory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chief Judge of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
chief judge
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federal judicial position ⓘ judicial office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Northern Mariana Islands
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U.S. territorial court system ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| appointmentRequires | advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Article IV of the United States Constitution
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surface form:
United States Constitution Article IV
federal statutes governing territorial courts ⓘ |
| category |
Chief judges of United States district courts
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Government of the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ United States federal judges ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| governmentBranch |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| governs | internal rules and procedures of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
bankruptcy matters referred from the Northern Mariana Islands (as applicable by statute)
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civil federal matters in the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ criminal federal matters in the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ federal cases arising in the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
lead judicial functions of the court
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manage case assignment among judges ⓘ oversee court administration ⓘ preside over court en banc proceedings ⓘ represent the court in administrative matters with the federal judiciary ⓘ supervise court personnel through administrative authority ⓘ |
| hasPower |
impose federal criminal sentences
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interpret and apply federal law in the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ issue federal court orders and judgments ⓘ promulgate local rules for the district court (subject to federal law) ⓘ |
| jurisdictionType |
limited appellate functions as provided by statute
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original jurisdiction in federal matters ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Mariana Islands
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federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal judiciary
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| officeCreatedBy | federal law establishing the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ |
| officeHolderOf | District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ |
| officeScope | single-district territorial federal court ⓘ |
| officeType | Article IV territorial judgeship ⓘ |
| partOf |
District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands
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United States district courts ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Judicial Conference of the United States
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surface form:
Judicial Conference of the United States (through administrative structures)
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| residenceRequirement | Northern Mariana Islands (customary for office holder) ⓘ |
| sector | judicial branch ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ |
| termLength | limited term (not life tenure) ⓘ |
| worksWith | Administrative Office of the United States Courts ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands
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Chief Judge of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands
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