Inventory of Federal Archives in the States: VirginiaHistorical Records Survey, 1942 |
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12 folders admiralty Alexandria Alexandria County amount bank BANKRUPTCY Basement Big Stone Gap Binding broken bond Branch Banking Brittle careless handling circuit court Clarksburg closed wooden box commissioner counties court of appeals criminal damaged by vermin Dirty district court district judge district of Virginia drawer of steel enclosed steel shelf Entered chronologically EQUITY fees Filed numerically Filod folded document holders fourth circuit Frequently Harrisonburg Indexed ink faded judgment July June June 30 jury kind of action loose papers marshal marshal's return name of bankrupt names of attorneys names of parties names of plaintiff Never official open steel shelf ORDER BOOKS petition plaintiff and defendant referee Richmond Seldom Sept shelves Showing case number Showing names Showing style space above vault steel filing steel folded document steel roller shelf subpoena Supreme Court U. S. attorney western district wooden shelf x 18 vol
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Page xli - That the Supreme Court of the United States shall have the power to prescribe, by general rules, for the district courts of the United States and for the courts of the District of Columbia, the forms of process, writs, pleadings, and motions, and the practice and procedure in civil actions at law.
Page xli - The court may at any time unite the general rules prescribed by it for cases in equity with those in actions at law so as to secure one form of civil action and procedure for both...
Page xxvii - An Act for the sequestration of the estates, property, and effects of alien enemies, and for the indemnity of citizens of the Confederate States, and persons aiding the same in the existing war against the United States,
Page xl - Justice, shall remain throughout the sessions of the conference and advise as to the needs of his circuit or court and as to any matters in respect of which the administration of justice in the courts of the United States may be improved.
Page xxxiv - That the circuit courts of appeals established by this act shall exercise appellate jurisdiction to review by appeal or by writ of error final decision in the district court and the existing circuit courts in all cases other than those provided for in the preceding section of this act, unless otherwise provided by law...
Page xli - ... for the purpose of considering the state of the business of the courts and advising ways and means of improving the administration of justice within the circuit.
Page xliv - Hanover, Henrico, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Loudoun, Louisa, Lunenburg, Mathews, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, Nansemond, New Kent, Norfolk, Northampton, Northumberland, Nottoway, Orange, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Prince William, Princess Anne, Richmond, Southampton, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Surry, Sussex, Warwick, Westmoreland, and York.
Page xxxiv - That no judge before whom a cause or question may have been tried or heard in a District Court, or existing Circuit Court, shall sit on the trial or hearing of such cause or question in the Circuit Court of Appeals. Sec. 121. The words "circuit justice...
Page xxxix - shall be the duty of the chief justice, and of each justice of the Supreme Court, to attend at least one term of the Circuit Court, in each district of the circuit to which he is allotted during every period of two years.
Page xliv - Director shall submit annually to the conference of senior circuit judges a report of the activities of the administrative office and of the state of business of the courts, together with the statistical data compiled and submitted by him to the senior circuit judges as provided by clause 2 of section 304, with his recommendations.