United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

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United States district court federal trial court

The United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal cases arising in Puerto Rico.

Aliases (1)

United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (historically as a territorial court before Article III conversion) ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States district court → federal trial court →
alsoUsesLanguage	Spanish →
appellateCourt	United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit →
authorizedJudgeships	7 →
constitutionalBasis	Article III of the United States Constitution →
cooperatesWith	United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico → United States Marshals Service for the District of Puerto Rico →
country	United States of America →
createdBy	Foraker Act →
established	1900 →
gainedArticleIIIStatus	1966 →
handlesCaseType	admiralty cases → civil cases → criminal cases → federal administrative appeals → federal constitutional claims → federal tax cases →
hasClerkOffice	Office of the Clerk of Court for the District of Puerto Rico →
hasCourthouse	Federico Degetau Federal Building → José V. Toledo Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse →
hasDivision	San Juan Division →
hasJudgeType	Article III judge → bankruptcy judge → magistrate judge →
hasWebsite	https://www.prd.uscourts.gov →
hearsAppealsFrom	United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico →
jurisdiction	Puerto Rico → bankruptcy appeals → diversity jurisdiction cases → federal law → federal question cases →
languageOfProceedings	English →
location	San Juan, Puerto Rico →
originalStatus	territorial court →
oversees	United States Pretrial Services Office for the District of Puerto Rico → United States Probation Office for the District of Puerto Rico →
partOf	First Circuit → federal judiciary of the United States →
seat	San Juan, Puerto Rico →
subjectMatter	United States Constitution → admiralty and maritime jurisdiction in Puerto Rico waters → cases between citizens of different states or territories → cases involving the United States as a party → federal statutes applicable in Puerto Rico → treaties of the United States →
subjectTo	Judicial Conference of the United States →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
United States territorial courts ("United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (historically as a territorial court before Article III conversion)") →	hasType
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit →	reviewsCasesFrom