New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court

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The New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court was the highest appellate court in the U.S. New Mexico Territory, operating under federal authority before New Mexico achieved statehood.

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instanceOf territorial supreme court
appliesToJurisdiction New Mexico Territory
appointedBy President of the United States
country United States of America
courtType appellate court
establishedFor New Mexico Territory
followedLegalSystem United States law
territorial law of New Mexico
function hear appeals from lower territorial courts
interpret applicable federal law
interpret territorial statutes
hadSeatIn Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory
hasJurisdictionOver civil cases in New Mexico Territory
criminal cases in New Mexico Territory
highestCourtIn New Mexico Territory
historicalPeriod pre-statehood New Mexico
judgesConfirmedBy United States Senate
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalStatus defunct
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity New Mexico Territory
operatedUnder federal authority
partOf Judiciary of the New Mexico Territory
reasonForAbolition admission of New Mexico as a U.S. state
replacedBy New Mexico Supreme Court
replacedFunctionOf territorial appellate courts in New Mexico
subordinateTo President of the United States
United States Congress
usedLanguage English in legal proceedings

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New Mexico Territory judicialBody New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court
New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court partOf Judiciary of the New Mexico Territory
linked to: New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court