The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-12-15
THE NATIONAL c. THURSDAY DECEMBER Is

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ern Alabama. Southern Mississippi, Eastern
Louisiana, Western louisiana, Northern
Texas, Eastern TeTa4. aifd Western Texas.
Circuit JudyeslDoh A. Pardec, New
! Orleans, La. aud 4. Z. Mccormick, Dallas,
Tex
Sixth Judicial Circuit.-Mr Justice Har-
Ian. Districts OF Eorttern Ohio, Southern
Ohio, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan,
Kentucky, Easterue Tennessee, Middle Ten
nesSee, and Western Tennessee.
| Circuit Judges William II. Taft, Gin
cinnati, o., and Horace II. Lurton, Nash
vile, Tenn. n
Brown. Districts of Indiana. Northern ILL.,
nos. Southern llliaeis, Eastern Wisconsin,
and Western Wisconsin.
| Circuit Judges.-W A. Woods, Indian
| apolis, Ind. James G. Jenkins Milwaukee,
Wis. and John W. Shewalter. Chicago Ill.
| Eighth Judicial Circuit-Mr. Justice
| Brewer, of Leayenwortt, Kan. Districts oi
| Minnesota. Northern Iowa, Southern Iowa,
Eastern Missouri, Western Missouri, East
ern Arkansas, Western Arkansas Nebraska
Colorado. Kansas, North Dakota, South pa
kota, Wyoming, and Utah, and Territories
Of New Mexico and Oklahoma
| Circuit Judses-iIenry G. Caldwell, Little
Rock. Ark; Walter H. Sanbern, st. Paul
Mimi, and Amos d. Tha<er, st. Louis, Mo-
| Ninth Judicial Circuit. - Mr.. justice
Brewer, of Leavenworth, Kan Districts o.
Nerthern and Southern California, Oregon,
Nevada, Montana, Washington, Idaho and
Territories of Alaska and Arizona.
| Circuit Judges. William b. Gilbert,
Portland, Ore; Erskine NJ Ross, Les
Angeles, Cal, and William w. Morrow, San
Francisco, Cal.
'INFERIoR COURTS"
The Constitution provided for the establish
ment of "such inf.rier courts "a Congress
may from time to time o,aain and ests siish. D
The District Courts. IS we have seen, were
the first of these estaslished aRa taen az the
Saprene Court became hR' aened tbs eirsait
Courts were interviewed befwsea the District
Courts and the Supreme Goart ts relieve shs
| latter. There are row ~ Judges Of Distrie:
| Courts, each of wasg resolves asary oi
So eco, except those OF the districts sf 4 lnsk n
Arizona. New Mexico aud Oklahoma, who re-
ceive but So COO
| Each Of tie smaller Statez constitute q
District; some of the larger are divided into
two or more Districts. with bat enc Judge,
while New York, Texss. and the Indian
Territory are divided into three Districts,
with three Judges; and Alakaw2, Arkansas,
| California, Florida, Georgia, Ilinsis, Iowa,
| Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, North Cara
lima, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, vir-
ginia. and Wisconsin each have two Districts,
with two Judges.
| Next we have the United States CeHrt ei
Claims, established in 1855, u relieve Cen
| gIess and the Departments of the burden si
adjud eating claims, and which we SHALL
| make the subject of a separate article; the
United states Court of Private Land Claims
the Court of Appeals of the District ei
Columbia, and tie Supreme Court of tbs
District of Columbia.
Tire Court of Claims consists of Chief
Justice and four Associate Justices, who
each receive $500. The Court of Private
land Claims consists of Chief Justice and
four Associate Justices. The Court of Ap-
peals of the District of Columbia consists OF
a Chief Justice who receives $6. 500, and two
Associate Justices who get $1,000 The
Supreme Court Of the District of Columbia
consists of Chief justice and five Associ-
ates, who each receives 8, 00O
In our next we shall discuss the practice
before the Supreme Court of the United
States. with some gossip about notable cases
and famous lawyers.
tTo6e contituedJ