U.S. Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands
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The United States District Court for the District of Guam is the Federal district court
whose jurisdiction is the Territory of Guam
.
The United States District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands is the Federal district court
whose jurisdiction is the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
. Its jurisdiction encompasses the main islands of Saipan
, Tinian
and Rota
as well as the mostly uninhabited “Northern Islands” of the Commonwealth.
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Guam represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court within the Territory of Guam.
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of the Northern Mariana Islands represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court within the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
(CNMI).
Although, the Territory of Guam and the CNMI are separate federal districts and political entities, one United States Attorney is appointed to serve both districts. This situation is unique within the entire United States.
United States district court
The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both civil and criminal cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, equity, and admiralty. There is a United States bankruptcy court associated with each United States...
whose jurisdiction is the Territory of Guam
Guam
Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
.
The United States District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands is the Federal district court
United States district court
The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both civil and criminal cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, equity, and admiralty. There is a United States bankruptcy court associated with each United States...
whose jurisdiction is the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines...
. Its jurisdiction encompasses the main islands of Saipan
Saipan
Saipan is the largest island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , a chain of 15 tropical islands belonging to the Marianas archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean with a total area of . The 2000 census population was 62,392...
, Tinian
Tinian
Tinian is one of the three principal islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.-Geography:Tinian is about 5 miles southwest of its sister island, Saipan, from which it is separated by the Saipan Channel. It has a land area of 39 sq.mi....
and Rota
Rota (island)
Rota also known as the "peaceful island", is the southernmost island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the second southernmost of the Marianas Archipelago. It lies approximately 40 miles north-northeast of the United States territory of Guam...
as well as the mostly uninhabited “Northern Islands” of the Commonwealth.
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Guam represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court within the Territory of Guam.
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of the Northern Mariana Islands represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court within the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines...
(CNMI).
Although, the Territory of Guam and the CNMI are separate federal districts and political entities, one United States Attorney is appointed to serve both districts. This situation is unique within the entire United States.