38 CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
ARTICLE III.
Section I.
Judicial power vested in a supreme court &c. judges to hold their offices during good behavior. The judicial power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme court, and in such inferior courts as the congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behavior; and shall, at stated times, receive for their services, a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office.
Section II.
Extent of the judicial power. 1. The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under this constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority;—to all cases affecting ambassadors, other ministers and consuls;—to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction;—to controversies to which the United States shall be a party;—to citizens of another state;—between citizens of different states;—between citizens of the same state claiming lands under grants of different states, and between a state, or the citizens thereof, and foreign states, citizens or subjects.[1]
Original and appellate jurisdiction of the supreme court. 2. In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and those in which a state shall be party, the supreme court shall have original jurisdiction. In all other cases before mentioned, the supreme court shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such exceptions, and under such regulations as the congress shall make.
Trial by crimes to be by jury. 3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the state where the venue. the said crime shall have been committed; but when not committed within any state, the trial shall be at such place or places as the congress may by law have directed.
Section III.
- ↑ [Amended, see art. 11.]
