Constitution of the United States: Article III

Section 1 Section 2 Section 3

   Section 1- Judicial powers. Tenure. Compensation

The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may, from time to time, ordain and establish. The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behaviour, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office

The first paragraph The judicial power of the United States, the lower court to the Supreme Court and Congress from time to time ordain and establish. The Supreme Court and lower court judges as well behaved, must continue to serve, and should be compensation for services within the prescribed time, the rewards in their continued tenure may not reduce.

   2 - Section Judicial power; to what cases it extends. Original jurisdiction of Supreme Court Appellate. Trial by Jury, etc. Trial, where

1 The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under this constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties made, or which shall be made under their authority; to all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls; to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction; to controversies to which the United States shall be a party; to controversies between two or more states, between a state and Citizens of another state, between Citizens of different states, between Citizens of the same state, claiming lands under grants of different states, and between a state, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign states, Citizens or subjects. (This section modified by Amendment XI) The scope of judicial power includes: due to this constitution, the laws of the United States and the United States have concluded according to power or treaties concluded all the common law and equity law case; in all cases affecting ambassadors, ministers and consuls; on all cases of maritime law and maritime jurisdiction of the United States is a Party; litigation; between two or more than two state action;[A state and between his state civil litigation;]Between the different state civil litigation; the ownership of different states, the state land litigation between citizens; a state and its citizens and foreign citizens or subjects of litigation.

   2 In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and those in which a state shall be a party, the supreme court shall have original jurisdiction. In all the other cases before-mentioned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such exceptions, and under such regulations as the Congress shall make Involving ambassadors, ministers and consuls and a state is a party to all cases, the Supreme Court shall have original jurisdiction. For all other cases, both as to law and fact, the Supreme Court has appellate jurisdiction, but must be in accordance with the exception and regulations imposed by congress.

   3 The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the state where the said crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any state, the trial shall be at such place or places as the Congress may by law have directed

Except in cases of impeachment, all criminal trial by jury; and such trial shall be held in the crime occurred in the state; but if not committed within any state, held one or several locations trial shall be stipulated by laws in congress.

   Section 3 - Treason defined. Proof of. Punishment of

1 Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court

The treason against the United States only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and encourage. Whoever, in addition to the two witnesses to the same obvious behavior or on confession in open court, shall be convicted of treason.

   2 The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attainted

The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but for treason and deprivation of civil rights, shall not be made relatives suffer adverse effects, except during the life of the dispossessed or confiscation of property.