United States territorial courts

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The United States territorial courts are courts established in territories of the United States by the U.S. Congress, pursuant to its power under Article I.

The United States territorial courts include:

• District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands
• United States District Court for the District of Guam
• United States District Court for the U.S. Virgin Islands

Their jurisdiction is similar to that of a United States district court, but despite the name similarity, they are not "United States district courts" (though they sometimes use that term). A "United States district court", created under Article III of the U.S. Constitution, exists only in a United States federal judicial district, which is found only in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

The territorial courts themselves also assume the jurisdiction of a United States bankruptcy court in their respective territories; they do not have separate bankruptcy courts under their supervision, as do the U.S. district courts.