Supreme Court for the Fœderal Capital Territory

The Supreme Court for the Fœderal Capital Territory, officially the Federal Court of the United States sitting in and for the Fœderal Capital Territory as the Supreme Court for the Same, (in case citations, Fd.Cap.Terr. S.C.) is the Fœderal Capital Territory circuit of the Federal Court of the United States.

Functioning as the Federal capstone to the FCT judicial system as the FCT’s Supreme Court, the U.S. Federal Court in the FCT was established on December 5, 1733, upon the enactment of the Judiciary Act of 1733. This Court hears appeals from the FCT Court of Appeal, and Cases or Controversies decided by this Court may be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court for final judgement.

The Attorney-General’s Office in the Fœderal Capital Territory represents both the United States and the Territory in civil and criminal litigation before the Court. The current Attorney-General for the FCT is AABB.

The current Clerk of the Court, who is also the Court’s chief Executive officer, is AABB.

Organization of the court


The Supreme Court for the Fœderal Capital Territory is the sole federal judicial circuit (district) in the FCT. Court is held at the U.S. Courthouse, F.C.T. located in the Judiciary Square neighborhood of the Territory.

Responsibilities
One of the main responsibilities of the Supreme Court of the Fœderal Capital Territory, other than having the final judicial say on the interpretation of Territorial Law, is to review all proposed Territorial legislation as to its constitutionality, both Territorial as well as Federal, before such proposed legislation may be approved into Law by the Governor. However, Congress, as being vested by the U.S. Constitution with supreme and complete authority over the Fœderal Capital Territory, may enact legislation revising or repealing both Territorial legislation itself, as well as revising or overturning decisions of the FCT Supreme Court involving interpretations of the FCT Organic Act and Territorial legislation in general.