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half of the states judicial district is CO.

half of the states judicial district is CO.
extensive with the state lines. In other
states there are two judicial districts,
while in New York there are four. The
district Judge is not permitted to live
outside of the limits of his district and
may be impeached if he does so. his
salary is fixed at $4,000 a year. When
ever it appears that the judge of any dis
trict court is in any way concerned in any
suit pending before him in such a way
as might render him unfit to preside at
the trial of the case, he Is required Dy
law to make a record of the fact upon
request of counsel If either party to
any proceeding in a court makes an affi-
davit that the judge who is to preside
over the court during the hearing of the
suit has a personal bias or prejudice In
the case. he must step aside and allow
the senior circuit judge of the circuit
of which the district court forms part
to appoint some other judge to sit in his
stead.
Any suit of a civil nature arising under
the constitutional laws of the United
States or under trea ties, may be removed
by the defendant from the state courts
to the United States district courts. Any
suit wholly between citizens of different
states may be carried To the mted
States district court. The law requires
that all offenses punishable with death
under the federal laws shall be tried in
the country where the offense was COM
mitted. providing it can be done without
great Inconvenience. When d murder Is
committed on the high seas, the case is
tried in the judicial district where the
person charged with the murder is appre-
hended.
There are nine judicial circuits in the
United States. in each of which is cir
cult court of appeals, consisting OF
number of judges. In three of these cir
cults there are four judges and in one
of them two. In the other five there are
three. Each circuit is presided over by
one of the justices of the Supreme Court
They seldom sit in cases coming up in
the circuit court of appeals. but more
usually look after the work OF super
vising the administration Of affairs in the
circuits.
The judges of the federal courts must
take a rigid oath on becoming members
of the Judiciary. They do solemnly swear
that they Will administer justice without
respect to persons and to do equal right
to the poor and to the rich and faithfully
and impartially discharge the duties in
cumbent upon them, according To the best
of their abilities and understanding,
agreeable to the constitution and the laws
of the United States. No judge of fed
eral court is permitted to practice law,
and may be impeache1 if he attempts to
do so. Any judge who has served ten
years continuously and has attained the
age of seventy may retire from the bench
by resignation and continue to draw his
life.
The newest court i'm the federal judicial
system is the Commerce Court. lit was
created by an act of Congress approved
by President Taft on June Is, 1910. Ii
was given jurisdiction formerly possessed
by the circuit courts over all cases for
the enforcement, otherwise than by adju-
dication and collection of forfeiture or
penalty, or by infiiction of criminal pun
ishment of any order of the interstate
commerce commission other than for the
payment OF money. 1t also has junsdic-
ton in cases brought to set aside any
order of the interstate commerce commits
sion, likewise in cases arising under the
act to regulate commerce with foreign
nations and among the states, such as
formerly We're brought in the circuit
courts of the United States. The luris-
diction over these matters and over man
damus proceedings of certain KINDS Is
made exclusive. practically giving to the
Commerce Court full control OF all the