Reading Room Document

Impact of Panama Canal Zone Treaty on the Filling of the Vacancy in the Office of the District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone

The document discusses the impact of the Panama Canal Zone Treaty on the filling of a vacancy in the Office of the District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone. It concludes that the abolition of the district court will automatically terminate the tenure of the judge appointed to that court. The document also presents questions regarding the termination of a judge's tenure when their court is abolished, drawing on historical examples and legal analysis to support the conclusion that the tenure of a Canal Zone judge terminates when his court is abolished, even if his statutory term has not expired at that time.

October 5, 1977