48 U.S.C. 1424: District Court of Guam; local courts; jurisdiction

2004

• Pub. L. 108–378 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: "The judicial authority of Guam shall be vested in a court of record established by Congress, designated the 'District Court of Guam,' and such local court or courts as may have been or shal… Law text · (a)

1984

• Pub. L. 98–454 amended section generally, striking out language which directed that no provisions of any rules which authorized or required trial by jury or the prosecution of offenses by indictment by a grand jury instead of by information be applicable to the District Court of Guam unless and unt…

1978

• Pub. L. 95–598, §335(a), inserted "and a bankruptcy court". · (a)
• Pub. L. 95–598, §335(b), substituted "section 2075 of title 28, in cases under title 11," for "section 53 of title 11, in bankruptcy cases;". · (b)

1958

• Pub. L. 85–444 provided that the District Court of Guam shall have jurisdiction in all causes arising under the Constitution, treaties, and laws of the United States, regardless of the sum or value of the matter in controversy, and to insert the paragraph requiring appeals to the Distr… · (a)