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The United States District Court for the District of Columbia (in case citations, D.D.C.) is a federal district court in Washington, D.C. Along with the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii and the High Court of American Samoa, it also sometimes handles federal issues that arise in the territory of American Samoa, which has no local federal court or territorial court.
Formerly known as the National Courts Building. U.S. Tax Court Bldg: 400 Second Street NW U.S. Tax Court (nationwide) 1972 present E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse: 333 Constitution Avenue NW D.D.C. D.C. Cir. 1952 present Named after Court of Appeals judge E. Barrett Prettyman. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces bldg [4] 450 E Street NW
Federal courts located in Washington, D.C. See also: List of United States federal courthouses in Washington, D.C. Supreme Court of the United States , highest court in the United States
Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the circuit judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.
In 1998, President Bill Clinton signed legislation renaming the National Courts Building after Howard Thomas Markey. [5] The re-dedication celebration was held on October 23, 1998, during a special joint session of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Court of Federal Claims.
Each district also has a United States Marshal who serves the court system. Three territories of the United States — the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands — have district courts that hear federal cases, including bankruptcy cases. [1] The breakdown of what is in each judicial district is codified in 28 U.S.C. §§ 81–131.
Established on April 1, 1942, by Pub. L. 77–512 as a judgeship for the DC Municipal Court of Appeals Richardson: DC: 1942–1945 Cayton: DC: 1946–1956 Rover: DC: 1956–1960 Reassigned on October 23, 1962, to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals by Pub. L. 87–873: Myers: DC: 1962–1969 Nebeker: VA: 1969–1987 Schwelb: DC: 1988 ...