The United States District Court for the Canal Zone (in case citations, D.C.Z.) was a

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that existed in the Panama Canal Zone of

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from 1914 to 1982. Appeals were taken to the

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History

The District was established in 1914. It was originally under the War Department but in 1933 was transferred to the Department of Justice. The court was abolished, effective March 31, 1982, as part of the process of returning the Canal Zone to

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/ref> Cases then pending in the Canal Zone court were transferred to the

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New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

Judges

References

External links

Executive Order #7676, The Canal Zone Judiciary
by

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Pictures of the Panama Canal Zone District Courthouse
from the

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History

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