上海美國法院

上海美國法院，全稱美國中國事務法院（The U.S. Court for China）是美國在20世紀於上海設立的法院。1844年美國同清朝政府簽訂了《中美望廈條約》，從此美國擁有了在中國的“治外法權”。1906年6月30日，美國國會通過法案，決定在上海設立法院，配備職業司法人員處理美國公民在中國地區的法律糾紛和刑事案件。
上海美國法院相當於聯邦地區法院，上訴屬於舊金山的美國第九巡迴上訴法院，終審於美國聯邦最高法院。1943年，美國撤銷了上海美國法院。

**上海美國法院法官**
Two individuals were also appointed Special Judges of the Court to try cases when the Judge was not available.  They were:-  Nelson Lurtondate=20140225175448  (1938 and 1941)-  Bertrand E Johnsondate=20160304064445  (1943)

**上海美國法院專員**
# 1918–1920:  Nelson Erroll Lurtondate=20140225175448  (1883–1956)
# 1920–1923: Ferno J. Schul (1889-??)
# 1923–1928: Nelson Erroll Lurton (1883-1956)
# 1928–1933: Alexander Krisel (1890–1983)
# 1934-1937: William T. Collins (ex-officio as Clerk of the Court)
# 1937–1941: Nelson Errol Lurton (1883-1956)

**著名律師**
下列是部分知名的、獲準在上海美國法院執業的律師：
File:Thomas Jernigan.png|佑尼幹，1893年至1897年曾任美國駐上海總領事
File:Stirling Fessenden.png|費信惇，後於1923年至1929年任上海公共租界工部局總董，1929年至1939年任工部局總裁
File:Cornell Sidney Franklin.png|樊克令，後於1937年至1938年任上海工部局總董
File:Norwood Allman in SVC Uniform.png|阿樂滿，後於1940年至1942年任上海工部局董事
File:Edwin Cunningham, US Consul General in Shanghai (1920-1935).png|柯銀漢，1920年至1935年任美國駐上海總領事；於1930年獲准在此院執業，但並未實際執業。

**參見**
英國在華最高法院

**參考資料**

**參考文獻**
楊寅，鮮知、遺忘的上海美國法院，《讀書》，2003年8月，p84-89，ISSN 02570270- dead-url= no date=20150215083641  (Republished with annotations and Illustrations as: Shanghai Lawyer: The Memoirs of America's China Spy Master, Earnshaw Books, 2017)- cite book |last= Clark|first= Douglas|date= 2015|title= Gunboat Justice:  British and American Law Courts in China and Japan (1842-1943)|url= |location= Hong Kong|publisher= Earnshaw Books, Vol. 1: 978-988-82730-8-9; Vol. 2: 978-988-82730-9-6; Vol. 3: 978-988-82731-9-5- ref=harv- cite news|last= Millare|first= Thomas F.|date= March 22, 1908|title= A United States Court on Foreign Soil: Excellent Results Follow Judge Wilfley's Work in the Establishment of American Law and Jurisdiction in Foreign Concession, Shanghai|url= https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E04E2DF143EE233A25751C2A9659C946997D6CF|newspaper= New York Times|accessdate= 2018-11-18|archive-date= 2016-03-04|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304223001/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E04E2DF143EE233A25751C2A9659C946997D6CF|dead-url= yes- ssrn= 440641- isbn= 978-0-231-12109-5

**外部連結**

**立法**
 Act Creating the United States Court for China

**偵查**
 Charges against Lebbeus R. Wilfley, Judge of the United States Court for China, and Petition for His Removal from Office- United States Court for China: Hearings before the Committee on Foreign Affairs (HR)

**美國國家檔案館檔案**
 Correspondence relating to and case files of the US Court for China (M862 Roll 80)date=20200624155038 - US Court for China case reports from 1907 (M862 Roll 81)date=20190510010221 - Correspondence relating to the US Court for China (M862 Roll 82)date=20200624155025 - Consular files relating to charges against Judge Wilfley and other correspondence (M862 Roll 83)date=20200624155029 - Consular files relating to charges against Judge Wilfley with numerous newspaper clippings and transcript of R v O’Shea and appointment of Rufus Thayer (M862 Roll 84)date=20200624155039 - Consular Files relating to US Court for China (up to p283) (M862 Roll 85)date=20200624155040 - General consular correspondence including cases before consular courts in China and prison escape in 1906 (pp213 et seq) (M862 Roll 92)date=20200624155049 - Correspondence relating to charges against Wilfley by Lorrin Andrewsdate=20200624155059  (up to page 232) (Record Group 59: General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002 Series: Numerical Files, 8/1906 - 1910 File Unit: Numerical File: 4769-4787)