Trial Division

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The Trial Division is the primary branch of the High Court of American Samoa responsible for hearing and deciding civil and criminal cases at first instance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court division
trial court
appealsTo Appellate Division of the High Court of American Samoa NERFINISHED
canGrantRemedy criminal sentences
damages
injunctions
country United States of America
surface form: United States
establishedBy American Samoa Code Annotated NERFINISHED
governingLaw American Samoa Code Annotated NERFINISHED
handlesCaseType civil cases
criminal cases
hasJudgeType Associate Judge of the High Court of American Samoa
Associate Justice of the High Court of American Samoa
Chief Justice of the High Court of American Samoa
hasSeat High Court building in Fagatogo, American Samoa NERFINISHED
hearsAppealsFrom District Court of American Samoa NERFINISHED
jurisdiction American Samoa NERFINISHED
languageOfProceedings English
legalSystem American Samoan legal system
legalTradition mixed common law and customary law
levelOfCourt court of first instance
location Pago Pago, American Samoa NERFINISHED
officialName Trial Division of the High Court of American Samoa NERFINISHED
partOf High Court of American Samoa NERFINISHED
regionServed Territory of American Samoa NERFINISHED
role decides civil and criminal cases
hears cases at first instance
shortName Trial Division NERFINISHED
subjectMatterJurisdiction general jurisdiction
superiorCourt Appellate Division of the High Court of American Samoa NERFINISHED

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