Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals
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The United States Congress
established the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals in December 1971 (85 Stat.
474) and granted it exclusive jurisdiction to hear appeals from the decisions of the U.S. district courts
in cases arising under the wage and price control program of the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970
. Congress authorized the Chief Justice of the United States
to appoint to the temporary court three or more district and appeals court judge
s, each of whom was to serve on a part-time basis for an indefinite term. The court exercised the same powers as a U.S. court of appeals
, and it was authorized to prescribe its own rules of practice, which it did when its three district and six circuit court judges convened for the first time in February 1972. The Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals was modeled on the Emergency Court of Appeals
, which was established in 1942 to hear appeals in cases involving various wartime price control measures and which heard its last case in 1961.
Although the Economic Stabilization Act expired in 1974, Congress extended the operation of the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals in the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 (82 Stat. 627). The court exercised the judicial review provisions of the energy price stabilization program established by the act. The temporary court’s jurisdiction was further expanded in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (89 Stat. 871) and the Emergency Natural Gas Act of 1977 (91 Stat. 4). In 1992 Congress abolished the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals and transferred both its jurisdiction and its pending cases to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
(106 Stat. 4506).
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
established the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals in December 1971 (85 Stat.
Statutes at Large
Statutes at Large is the name given to published collections or series of legislative Acts in a number of jurisdictions:-England and Great Britain:* The Statutes at Large:...
474) and granted it exclusive jurisdiction to hear appeals from the decisions of the U.S. district courts
United States district court
The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both civil and criminal cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, equity, and admiralty. There is a United States bankruptcy court associated with each United States...
in cases arising under the wage and price control program of the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970
Economic Stabilization Act of 1970
The Economic Stabilization Act of 1970 was a United States law that authorized the President to stabilize prices, rents, wages, salaries, interest rates, dividends and similar transfers...
. Congress authorized the Chief Justice of the United States
Chief Justice of the United States
The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the United States federal court system and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Chief Justice is one of nine Supreme Court justices; the other eight are the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States...
to appoint to the temporary court three or more district and appeals court judge
Judge
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s, each of whom was to serve on a part-time basis for an indefinite term. The court exercised the same powers as a U.S. court of appeals
United States court of appeals
The United States courts of appeals are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal court system...
, and it was authorized to prescribe its own rules of practice, which it did when its three district and six circuit court judges convened for the first time in February 1972. The Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals was modeled on the Emergency Court of Appeals
Emergency Court of Appeals
The Emergency Court of Appeals was a temporary federal court established by the United States during World War II, whose purpose was to review wage- and price-control matters...
, which was established in 1942 to hear appeals in cases involving various wartime price control measures and which heard its last case in 1961.
Although the Economic Stabilization Act expired in 1974, Congress extended the operation of the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals in the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 (82 Stat. 627). The court exercised the judicial review provisions of the energy price stabilization program established by the act. The temporary court’s jurisdiction was further expanded in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (89 Stat. 871) and the Emergency Natural Gas Act of 1977 (91 Stat. 4). In 1992 Congress abolished the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals and transferred both its jurisdiction and its pending cases to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
-Vacancies and pending nominations:-List of former judges:-Chief judges:Notwithstanding the foregoing, when the court was initially created, Congress had to resolve which chief judge of the predecessor courts would become the first chief judge...
(106 Stat. 4506).
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- Entry from the Thompson-Gale legal encyclopedia, courtesy of JRANK