High Court of American Samoa
| Courthouse of American Samoa | |||
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| National Register of Historic Places | |||
 High Court of American Samoa (2002) |
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| location | Fagatogo , American Samoa | ||
| Coordinates | 14 ° 16 ′ 41.1 ″ S , 170 ° 41 ′ 25.9 ″ W | ||
| Built | before 1904 | ||
| NRHP number | 74002180 | ||
| The NRHP added | February 12, 1974 | ||
The High Court of American Samoa is the Supreme Court of the American Samoa suburb . It is based in a listed building in Fagatogo and reports directly to the United States Supreme Court .
Court organization
As the only Supreme Court in the outskirts, the High Court of American Samoa does not have federal court status , but is a local court with special powers covering shipping, food safety, and animal welfare, among other things. The Court has a chief judge and a judge, both appointed by the United States Secretary of the Interior since 1951 .
Building history
The High Court of American Samoa building was likely built between late 1900 and early 1904 for the United States Navy , which was responsible for the administration of the Eastern Samoa Islands under the Samoa Treaty of 1899 . Craftsmen from German Samoa supported the work on the construction of the house, which took almost three years . Since February 12, 1974, the High Court of American Samoa has been listed as a monument in the National Register of Historic Places under the name Courthouse of American Samoa .
Web links
University of the South Pacific Law School High Court of American Samoa database
Individual evidence
- ^ Gary Reich: American Samoa . In Donald P. Haider-Markel (Ed.): Political Encyclopedia of US States and Regions . CQ Press, Washington DC 2009, ISBN 978-0-87289-377-1 , p. 654
- ^ Government Accountability Office : American Samoa: Issues Associated with Potential Changes to the Current System for Adjudicating Matters of Federal Law . June 2008, p. 4
- ^ Government Accountability Office : American Samoa: Issues Associated with Potential Changes to the Current System for Adjudicating Matters of Federal Law . June 2008, p. 1
- ^ Donald F. Graf: Courthouse of American Samoa: Nomination Form . In: National Register of Historic Places database . National Park Service , June 12, 1973, accessed June 17, 2016 (English, PDF 626 kB).
- ^ Courthouse of American Samoa in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 16, 2016