Intermediary Court

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Intermediary Court

Parallel form(s) of name

Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

Other form(s) of name

Identifiers for corporate bodies

Description area

Dates of existence

1864-1892

History

By 1864, the First Circuit Court on Oahu was gradually phased out of existence and its judicial powers were transferred to the Supreme Court.

In 1865 the circuit court was abolished, but the appellate jurisdictions in chambers remained as a function. Such proceedings were referred to as Intermediary Court, but the person presiding was called the First Circuit Court Judge. Appellate jurisdictions in chambers remained as a circuit court function and such proceedings were referred to as Intermediary Court. In 1874, the intermediary function of the First Circuit Court judge was transferred to the Supreme Court, which now held both original and appellate jurisdiction for the island of Oahu. The term Intermediary Court continued to be used when a Supreme Court Justice presided in that role.

In 1892, the functions of the Supreme Court were restricted to those of an appellate court. Its functions as a circuit court were assumed by a reestablished First Circuit Court.

Places

Legal status

Functions, occupations and activities

Appeals from the District Court of the First Circuit were heard in Intermediary Court.

Mandates/sources of authority

An Act to Abolish the Circuit Court for the First Judicial District, 1865.
An Act to Abolish the Office of Circuit Judge of the Island of Oahu, 1874.
An Act to Reorganize the Judiciary Department 1892.

Internal structures/genealogy

General context

Relationships area

Related entity

Judiciary (1840)

Identifier of the related entity

Category of the relationship

hierarchical

Dates of the relationship

1865-1892

Description of relationship

Part of the Judiciary

Related entity

Supreme Court (1853)

Identifier of the related entity

Category of the relationship

hierarchical

Type of relationship

Supreme Court

is the superior of

Intermediary Court

Dates of the relationship

1865-1874

Description of relationship

Decisions of the Intermediary Court could be appealed to the Supreme Court

Related entity

First Circuit Court (1847-1865)

Identifier of the related entity

Category of the relationship

temporal

Type of relationship

First Circuit Court

is the predecessor of

Intermediary Court

Dates of the relationship

1865

Description of relationship

Appellate functions were assumed by the Intermediary Court under first the First Circuit Judge in 1865 and later the Supreme Court.

Related entity

District Court of the First Circuit (1847)

Identifier of the related entity

Category of the relationship

hierarchical

Type of relationship

District Court of the First Circuit

is the subordinate of

Intermediary Court

Dates of the relationship

1874-1892

Description of relationship

District and police court determinations were subject to appeal in the circuit courts on their respective island. First Circuit appeals were handled by the Intermediary Court from 1874-1892.

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Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Created on 1994-06, P. Lai
Revised on 1996-10, 1996-11, 1997-04, 2001-06, and 2002-06
Additions on 2002-11, A. Hoof
Additions on 2004-04, P. Lai
Revised on 2020-09-09, Joel Horowitz

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  • English

Script(s)

Sources

An Act to Abolish the Circuit Court for the First Judicial District, 1865.
An Act to Abolish the Office of Circuit Judge of the Island of Oahu, 1874.
An Act to Reorganize the Judiciary Department 1892.

Maintenance notes

1994-06, P. Lai: Created
1996-10, 1996-11, 1997-04, 2001-06, and 2002-06: Revised
2002-11, A. Hoof: Additions
2004-04, P. Lai: Additions
2020-09-09, Joel Horowitz: Entered into AtoM, with clarifications regarding the First Circuit, Superior, and Supreme Court of the mid-19th century.

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