--- title: "District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands" citation: "48 U.S.C. § 1821" authority_id: "AUTH-USC-48-1821" authority_type: "statute" jurisdiction: "federal_northern_mariana_islands" precedential_status: "binding_statute" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2024-title48/html/USCODE-2024-title48-chap17-subchapII-sec1821.htm" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-USC-48-1821/" legal_review: "2026-11-02" license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands ## Propositions supported - Establishes the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands; its judge holds office for a term of ten years. ## Material limitations Check for later amendments before relying on the 2024 edition. ## Official source and locator 48 U.S.C. § 1821: ## Used in - [Federal District and Territorial Court Map](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/96-district-courts.md)