The High Court is the highest judicial authority in the Territory. It has Appellate and Trial Divisions. The Appellate Division, for a particular case, regularly consists of three (although two form a quorum) of the High Court judges assigned by the Chief Justice. The concurrence of two judges is necessary to decide any appeal. A judge who hears a case in the Trial Division is disqualified to sit on that case in the Appellate Division. The Trial Division sits regularly, presided over by a single judge on a circuit-riding basis in the different districts. In murder cases, however, he must be assisted by two of the special judges for the district where the trial is to be held. These special judges are appointed by the High Commissioner and at present are all also district court judges. In hearing a murder case at a non-jury trial, the special judges cast equal votes with the presiding judge in deciding, by majority vote, questions of fact and sentence. In a jury trial, however, the special judges vote only on the question of sentence, with the presiding judge deciding all questions of law involved in the trial and the outcomeof the case. The Appellate Division of the High Court has jurisdiction to review, on appeal, the decisions of the Trial Division of the High Court in the following instances: involving construction or vali: any law of the United States, or law or regulation of the Territ any written enactment inten have the force of law ofany : board, or body in the Territory. (3) All cases decided by t! Court on review of the recor district or community court ¢ in which the High Court has 1 or modified the decision so as t. the substantial rights of the ap The Appellate Division of t. Court mayalso, in its discretio: certain cases, review on apt cisions directly from a dis community court. The Trial Division has jurisdiction in all cases, ci criminal, including probate, ac and maritime matters and tl dication of title to land or any therein. It also has jurisdic review on appeal decisions district courts and to review record fina! decisions of the courts and community cot which no appeal is made. Three sittings of the A Division were held during th one each on Koror, Maju Guam. As far as practicat arguments, if not waived, are (1) All cases tried originally in the High Court. the district from which the came. (2) All cases decided by the High Court on appeal from district court, Sittings of the Trial Divisi held as follows: District Numberof Sittings Marianas 4 Location Justice Saipan Chief Justice Temporary Judge Associate Justice, 28 Part V—Political Adva “% if