Legislative History of the United States Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the Judges who Served During the Period 1801 Through March 1958 |
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Page 56 - The Chief Justice of the United States and the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Page 23 - Cases brought to enjoin, set aside, annul, or suspend in whole or in part any order of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Page 46 - An Act to revise, codify, and enact into law title 28 of the United States Code entitled 'Judicial Code and Judiciary' ", approved June 25, 1948 (62 Stat.
Page 23 - ... who shall be designated by the President to serve for one, two, three, four, and five years, respectively, in order that the period of designation of one of the said judges shall expire in each year thereafter. In case of the death, resignation, or termination of assignment of any judge so designated, the Chief Justice shall designate a circuit judge to fill the vacancy so caused and to serve during the unexpired period for which the original designation was made.
Page 41 - to provide for the more convenient organization of the courts of the United States...
Page 62 - The Supreme Court of the United States shall consist of a Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices, any six of whom shall constitute a quorum.
Page 45 - An act to codify, revise, and amend the laws relating to the judiciary...
Page 52 - Circuit shall be held by the Justice of the Supreme Court allotted to the Circuit, or by the Circuit Judge of the Circuit, or by the District Judge of the District sitting alone, or by the Justice of the Supreme Court and Circuit Judge sitting together, in which case tbe Justice of the Supreme Court shall preside, or in the absence of either of them by the other (who shall preside) and the District Judge.
Page 75 - The circuit judges in each circuit shall be judges of the circuit court of appeals in that circuit, and it shall be the duty of each circuit judge in each circuit to sit as one of the judges of the circuit court of appeals in that circuit from time to time according to law. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any circuit judge holding district court or otherwise, as provided by other sections of the Judicial Code.
Page 23 - An Act to regulate commerce," approved February 4, 1887, as amended; The term "Commerce Court Act" means the Act entitled "An Act to create a commerce court, and to amend an Act entitled 'An Act to regulate commerce...