Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-27
CIRCUIT COURT Of
UNITED STATES TO
Be ABOLISHED
The New Federal Judicial
Code. Made Law at Last
Session OF Congress. Means
Passing OF Old Custom.

WH.H interest Co u,un.r. of 90.
.na nn-r ESQ hHt, uusu,.. JOB
Ih COURTS tre the sweeping ,hau.os
$500 u".'fur sn,.f.A, uu Ituu.
lfI- anrn to- n.p federal
nI .nN'. ptss.u Igf. Ist, just n,.
ts thr adiouiumcut uf ,b, h-t scs.
t."u .t congress
in hr excitement ot th, sttursi.s
nr ciusIne dA,- oI t1, .iSt, .nrst
nsfess utrr measures pf NOR, g,n.
interest abe Judicial ,odc. aa.
irf .an almost uunnt. .rd
~lrHNIHs nf tbt failure 1t the %, SIS
rna tNt solution .g thr cIt,ut
ft tn Eaiu general ,reui.tIpu.
'',afN.t i-a. Nltth said iodH, That
ut tae opinion that munN we'll
rtani' ana Amons Them a num-
.HHs.rs. hay, nut ,rt pr,u app
n tn .acts rsssrdiug the n'N
F adoption 90 ths Judicial code
f fa. luitrG states nas one 90
fuusi Ifnurtfnt actions ~ The
f .-s. .n nf the last ,nuVr,ss D..
np'riaut o. the people and osp"ri .,ll,
th. 2i profession. said Nj
ffH udHs n srfms st.uug. 10
u' thht autihins as important 80
s sr"fd have .scaped general noe
t.
Th, u,v r.1, aIll become effective
fsula uf nest year There are at
iif' prescott i'm. nine circuits in ihc
irltei states Zach circuit nus ono
"f morr ,lrgut iudFes \ Justice 81
tIr Supreme rnurt ~ the United
states some time sits with tho circuit
as's AHd SOME iimos THREE Circuit;
Judges ~ together The circuit
nurt- ~. r.ls' Jurisdiction Where the
.uhi"ci matter 90 litigation exceeds
"on Hr where tne limited states u.s.
liaintln "r d party 60 the litigation
600 whcr, NtlUH8fs tr" citizens "f dif-
f.f uf States tlreu.i courts haN, pir.
fdltuun n ras,N of crimes against
th" f'd'r1i government In some mat.
t'rs excepted hy statutes TN. cir
'un courts haN, original Jurisdiction
n Nl NATTER relative GO patents nnd
."pywr'ghis ana have appellate iuris.
dlrilon ia casss tried la district
courts of the United states where tho
mount involved H. over nny dollars.
Gases Appealed To- the Circuit, courts
rom New Mexico. are heard In -,
Louis. and cdss appealed from Nrl. |
a"na ar. heard In san Francisco.
The new judicial code 49, franz 4 |
'v the commission to rovisc the laws.
Nts r'vision of the shot. of the
tiI Judiclar, ~ thr former re.
tis'd statutes hut. a- enacted. y
contains only provisions relating to
me Organization ana Jurisdiction 1T
thc e"urts M that relates to pro.
c'durr aud evidence. To- officers not
dir"rNN attached Ia the courts, To-
f'es etc. is left FOR other PARTS of
tn, general revision mostly. ID may
b, presumed. 10 be Included I'm q /
.pdc of procedure.
The one great change made is In.
'uiirr abolition ~ the circuit courts
ih, tppt Hate jurisdiction of thos. |
courts having been taken away by
Ilc act "t 1897 which created the cir.
,uit courts of appeals. tn. original /
jurisdiction SIN loft to them and al [.
their powers and duties. are nov con. /
.tir"d on tie district courts Thsrohy 4
1852 thr federal jurisdiction al courts /
"i hrst instance D. consolidated ~ the /
%. triDi courts The appellate iu.,s-
.'i.i40u 90 tn, circuit courts of ayur.. . |
nt 81 ih' supreme court reinnins an |
I1ul grd. The sys' ~, OF courts - |
-r"rriI jurisdiction Niil b" Their
i'rr. on' court of original iurisdic- |
nn. one Intermediate court or up- |
o. maj in man, eases. and ON" eu. |
80 m" court. OF nual i1risdicuol. This !
nertl plan was originally dceiruad |
''r IN federal judicial system ana |
HHs hc"u adopted IN many Of a."
-ttt,e.
1b. provisions relating 10 tao trrtc
cpur,s uf special Jurisdiction the
count ut claims. the court Of customs
trpcals and the court oi commerce.
Hr' luciudrd in tho cndv in separate
,hautcr~.
The c"WmingiIng Of original iuris- |
fiction Do the circuit aud district |
courts AZ present, which gives co. oota |
concurrent jurisdiction uf most eases,
hHt 9" each exclusive Jurisdiction. re-.
Fi'ruVol} 90 certain other eases. ha
'"us h''u GAUGE 90 porplcNit> and |
Confusion The removal OF this dini-
'"li} and un.hcaunn OF all procedure
100 th" ni~i Instance 10 single mi
plnai Wiz Poo Nel,om. Go lnus1uty and |
uutrfs
10 thr g,a"ral public ana To- the
government 100 the administration of |
IusNc'. Tho simplincntion ~ organl- |
cation VIII b. very beneficial. W.
a.1r nov - judicial districts. ln most |
'i Whieh divisions have been crrlt,1. |
Nf tA" "r moro place. designated ser
tiiinE gnu g. so that courts a..
W.rod 90 Boz hrld m some 2tG uf-
Irt'nt PLACES. la each district ud
division thrrr b. nroe~sHrilo uutin-
iain"d th, complete ORGANIZATIONS of|
Huth Circuit; court and q district
court with si tn officers ana equip
900 mt i"puisit, fpr holding court u|
ali The places designated This ~
pcnshe duplication 90 Judicial ma
,hiner, till cease and the conduct
OF Judicial business In district hyl
- singh court should be more 90
Client ana consistent. a. Woll ~ more
csrnomical
This change might wen have been
made IN 1881, ~ was proposed, when