[19980326]98-292_颁布美国地区法院和上诉法院的程序规则.pdf

128 U.S.C. 2071. Also, the U. S. Court of Military Appeals has been specificallyauthorized to promulgate its own rules of procedure, 10 U.S.C. 944, as has the U. S. Tax Court,26 U.S.C. 7453 (with exceptions), the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 28 U.S.C. 2503, and theU. S. Court of Veterans Appeals, 38 U.S.C. 7264. The territorial courts, with a hybrid U.S.-local jurisdiction, use federal rules of procedure where appropriate. See generally 48 U.S.C. 1424 through 1424-4 (District Court of Guam), 48 U.S.C. 1611 through 1614 (District Courtof Virgin Islands), and 48 U.S.C. 1821 through 1824 (District Court for the Northern MarianaIslands). The District of Columbia Court of Appeals conducts its business according to theFederal Rules of Appellate Procedure, which it may modify, 11 D.C. Code 743, and the Districtof Columbia Superior Court conducts its business according to the Federal Rules of CivilProcedure and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure which it may modify with the approvalof the D.C. Court of Appeals. Rules which do not modify the federal rules may be adopted bythe Superior Court without the approval of the Court of Appeals. 11 D.C. Code 946.Congressional Research Service T