. A course in civil government. feriorcourts of the United States. It may modify its own de-cisions, but its judgment is final. 219. Inferior Courts of the United States.—TheConstitution empowers Congress to establish United Statescourts inferior to the Supreme Court. Under this author-ity it has established sixty-three District Courts, nineCircuit Courts, nine Appellate Courts, the court of the Dis-trict of Columbia, Territorial Courts, the Court of Claimsand Consular Courts.* * The sixty-three districts are—Alabama, New York, Texas, three each;Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan,
. A course in civil government. feriorcourts of the United States. It may modify its own de-cisions, but its judgment is final. 219. Inferior Courts of the United States.—TheConstitution empowers Congress to establish United Statescourts inferior to the Supreme Court. Under this author-ity it has established sixty-three District Courts, nineCircuit Courts, nine Appellate Courts, the court of the Dis-trict of Columbia, Territorial Courts, the Court of Claimsand Consular Courts.* * The sixty-three districts are—Alabama, New York, Texas, three each;Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri,North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and Wiscon-sin, two each ; other States, one each. The nine circuits are— 1. Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. 2. Vermont, Connecticut and New York. 3. New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. 4. Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. 5. Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and 124 CIVIL GOVERNMENT, The judges in the Federal courts are appointed by thePresident with the consent of the Senate, and hold officeduring good behavior. They may be removed from officeon impeachment and conviction by the Senate. Any judge,having attained the age of seventy years, may retire on fullpay after ten years of consecutive service. The compensa-tion of the judges cannot be diminished during their ten-ure of office. 220. Officers of United States Courts.—United Statescommissioners are appointed by the circuit judges to per-form various duties, the principal of which are to arrestand hold for trial persons accused of offences against theUnited States, and to assist the district and the circuitcourts by taking testimony for use in the trial of number of commissioners is at the discretion of thejudges. To aid in the administration of justice, either 6. Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee. 7. Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin, 8. Minne
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