Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Administrative Office of the United States Courts.
A federal agency that carries out the nonjudicial business of the federal courts.The Administrative Office collects statistics on the courts, supervises the administrative personnel, disburses the payroll, and performs other similar functions.
United States Court of Appeals
A federal appellate court having jurisdiction to hear cases in one of the 13 judicial circuits of the United States (the First Circuit through the Eleventh Circuit, plus the District of Columbia Circuit and the Federal Circuit). - Also termed circuit court.
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
The primary civilian appellate tribunal responsible for reviewing court-martial convictions from all the military services. 10 USCA §§ 941-950. - Formerly also termed Court of Military Appeals.
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
An intermediate-level appellate court with jurisdiction to hear appeals in patent cases, various actions against the United States to recover damages, cases from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the U.S. Court of International Trade, the U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals, the Merit Systems Protection Board, and some administrative agencies. ( The Court originated in the 1982 merger of the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals and the U.S. Court of Claims (although the trial jurisdiction of the Court of Claims was given to a new U.S. Claims Court). - Abbr. Fed. Cir.
United States Court of Federal Claims
A specialized federal court created under Article I of the Constitution in 1982 (with the name United States Claims Court) as the successor to the Court of Claims, and renamed in 1992 as the United States Court of Federal Claims. ( It has original, nationwide jurisdiction to render a money judgment on any claim against the United States founded on the Constitution, a federal statute, a federal regulation, an express or implied-in-fact contract with the United States, or any other claim for damages not sounding in tort. - Also termed Court of Claims (abbr. Cl. Ct)
United States Court of International Trade
A court with jurisdiction over any civil action against the United States arising from federal laws governing import transactions or the eligibility of workers, firms, and communities for adjustment assistance under the Trade Act of 1974 (19 USCA §§ 2101-2495). 0 Its exclusive jurisdiction also includes actions to recover customs duties, to recover on a customs bond, and to impose certain civil penalties for fraud or negligence. See 28 USCA §§ 1581-1584. - Also termed International Trade Court; (formerly) U.S. Customs Court.
United States Court of Veterans Appeals
A federal appellate court that has exclusive jurisdiction to review decisions of the Board of Veterans Appeals. ( The Court was created in 1988, and appeals from its decisions are to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. - Abbr. CVA.
United States court
See federal court.