United States District Courts

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_District_Courts

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:D._Ct.
gptkbp:appealsTo	gptkb:United_States_Courts_of_Appeals
gptkbp:appointedBy	gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:budget	funded by United States federal government
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Federal_judiciary_of_the_United_States Courts and tribunals established in 1789
gptkbp:confirmedBy	gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:establishedBy	gptkb:United_States_Constitution gptkb:Judiciary_Act_of_1789
gptkbp:firstCourtEstablished	1789
gptkbp:handles	federal crimes diversity jurisdiction cases federal administrative law cases bankruptcy cases (referred to bankruptcy courts) civil suits under federal law habeas corpus petitions
gptkbp:highestAppealTo	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United States District Courts
gptkbp:judge	gptkb:judge over 670
gptkbp:jurisdiction	gptkb:United_States_federal_law civil cases criminal cases
gptkbp:location	gptkb:District_of_Columbia gptkb:Guam gptkb:Northern_Mariana_Islands gptkb:Puerto_Rico gptkb:U.S._Virgin_Islands all 50 states
gptkbp:numberOfFloors	94
gptkbp:officialLanguage	English
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:Judicial_Conference_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:presidedBy	gptkb:Magistrate_Judge United States District Judge
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Federal_Rules_of_Civil_Procedure gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States gptkb:Federal_Rules_of_Appellate_Procedure gptkb:Federal_Rules_of_Criminal_Procedure gptkb:Federal_Rules_of_Evidence gptkb:United_States_Magistrate_Judges gptkb:United_States_Bankruptcy_Courts gptkb:United_States_Courts_of_Appeals
gptkbp:seal	gptkb:Seal_of_the_United_States_District_Court
gptkbp:subordinateUnit	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States gptkb:United_States_Courts_of_Appeals
gptkbp:termLength	lifetime appointment
gptkbp:website	uscourts.gov
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4