ADMIRALTY COURTS
\ˈadməɹə͡lti kˈɔːts], \ˈadməɹəlti kˈɔːts], \ˈa_d_m_ə_ɹ_əl_t_i k_ˈɔː_t_s]\
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In the colonial period the governor of each colony was vice-admiral in his colony, and as such had the right of deciding maritime cases, though often a judge was appointed by him for the purpose. The Constitution of the United States vests this jurisdiction in the Federal Courts. The District Courts judge such cases in the first instance. (See Prize Courts).
By John Franklin Jameson
