Federal Appeals Court of the Capital
| Federal Appeals Court of the Capital | ||||
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| General Information | ||||
| Serves Under | Quentinian Federal Government | |||
| Court Type | Federal appeals court | |||
| Located | Miller Federal Courthouse of Mechanicsburg Mechanicsburg, GA | |||
| Appeals From | Mechanicsburg, all state and local intergovernmental, special cases | |||
| Established | January 1st, 1873 | |||
| Justices | 13 justices | |||
| Chief Justice | Brian Thomas | |||
| Overseeing Decider | Sue Jevic | |||
| Abbreviation | CAP-FA | |||
| Megasite | capfa.usqcourts.gov.nwd[1] | |||
The Federal Appeals Court of the Capital was first founded in 1873, after several spikes in the number of cases filed in Mechanicsburg. The court was at first meant to compliment the Federal Appeals Court of the Grassland Area, handling all cases from the capital city, however in 1881 with a decision by the Judicial Procedures Board, the appeals court became a court to handle special decisions and intergovernmental appeals, as well as cases from Mechanicsburg. In 1901, a ruling from the Board again changed the duty of the court, as the Grassland Area Appeals Court was given shared authority to hear appeals from the capital city, along with the Appeals Court of the Capital. Because of its special roles and responsibilities, as well as the fact that it has jurisdiction over the capital of the Grassland Area and all intergovernmental state and local disputes, it is one of the more prestigious appeals courts in existence in the country today.
Appointment of the justices of the Capital Appeals Court, of which there are currently 13, has been varied over the years. As the House of Bureaucrats and President each have the power to appoint half of all appeals court justices, traditionally the House would appoint the members of the least populated states, and the President would appoint the members of the most populated states, with some exceptions. However, the Federal Appeals Court of the Capital is currently divided, as the President appoints eight of the justices, and the House appoints seven. Each of the justices of the Federal Capital Appeals Court serves for terms of 17 years, with a maximum term number being three. Requirement to be a justice on the appeals court aligns with the requirements for other federal judges, with an age of 21 years and passage of law exams necessary.
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Current Composition of Court
Below is a list of all current justices of the Appeals Court of the Capital. These justices do not necessarily work together on all cases, and usually split cases, as there are 3 court locations assigned to the Capital Appeals Court at their headquarters.
Title Justice Born Active on Court Appointed By Chief Justice Brian Thomas 1967 1998-Present (Chief in 2011) Blaze Peters Senior Justice Riley Maraube 1955 1971-Present 1971 House of Bureaucrats Senior Justice Mark Albreight 1949 1974-Present David Wagner Justice Quarrel Brown 1954 1978-Present David Wagner Justice Bruce Allens 1943 1979-Present David Wagner Justice Liam Fenrae 1962 1981-Present 1981 House of Bureaucrats Justice Alexandria Marquise 1953 1984-Present 1984 House of Bureaucrats Justice Alkalekx Harding 1953 1988-Present David Wagner Justice Eliza Renjaxk 1969 1998-Present Blaze Peters Justice Vage Briste 1966 2001-Present 2001 House of Bureaucrats Justice Minerva Collins 1971 2006-Present Veer Shah Justice Elena Joyce 1979 2007-Present 2007 House of Bureaucrats Justice Mallard Mackenzie 1981 2009-Present Veer Shah Justice Parsons McGee 1984 2011-Present Kyle Lovestington
List of Former Justices
Chief Justices
With the establishment of the Appeals Court of the Capital in 1873, it was determined that the court would have a chief justice, to lead the court in many of its decisions and organize many cases and the more administrative aspects of the court. The chief justice communicates closely with the overseeing Supreme Decider for the court, and may choose which cases to hear personally. In addition, they lead one of the three main panels of the appeals court along with the two senior justices. Like other federal courts in the nation, the chief justice is usually chosen from the existing members of the court, who is then elevated to the chief justice position. Currently the chief justice is Brian Thomas, who has served in that position since 2011. Thomas was originally appointed by President Blaze Peters in 1998, and after 13 years of serving as a justice, he was elevated by President Kyle Lovestington to become the court's chief justice, succeeding Chief Justice Sophie Collins II.
Below is a list of all chief justices of the Appeals Court of the Capital, along with the dates they served as a regular justice, dates they served as chief justice, and the reason for vacation.
Chief Justice Served as Justice Served as Chief Justice Reason for Vacation Gerry Lee N/A 1873-1881 Death Jerry Bavelokx 1873-1881 1881-1889 Appointment to Supreme Council Theodore Valeigha 1873-1889 1889-1911 Appointment to Federal Appeals Court of the Desert Area Justine Popal 1886-1911 1911-1913 Appointment to Supreme Court of the Kahoot Area Nina McAlexander 1889-1913 1913-1917 Death Wittany Faulkner 1896-1917 1917-1931 Death Falkekx Jones 1896-1931 1931-1944 Retirement Clint Stevensen 1922-1944 1944-1961 Appointment to Multi-Logan State Supreme Court Claire Downings 1921-1961 1961-1969 Retirement James Berryman 1922-1969 1969-1975 Death David Maxxson 1931-1975 1975-1981 Death Dwight Celle 1974-1980 1981-1984 Appointment to Grassland Department of Justice Sophie Collins II 1978-1984 1984-2011 Retirement Brian Thomas 1998-2011 2011-Present N/A
