48 U.S.C. § 644a : US Code - Section 644A: Jurisdiction of district court of cases arising on or within Midway, Wake, Johnston, Sand, etc., Islands; laws applicable to jury trials

Search 48 U.S.C. § 644a : US Code - Section 644A: Jurisdiction of district court of cases arising on or within Midway, Wake, Johnston, Sand, etc., Islands; laws applicable to jury trials

The jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the
District of Hawaii is extended to all civil and criminal cases
arising on or within the Midway Islands, Wake Island, Johnston
Island, Sand Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Island, Baker Island,
Howland Island, Jarvis Island, and, having regard to the special
status of Canton and Enderbury Islands pursuant to an agreement of
April 6, 1939, between the Governments of the United States and of
the United Kingdom to set up a regime for their use in common, the
said jurisdiction is also extended to all civil and criminal cases
arising on or within Canton Island and Enderbury Island: Provided,
That such extension to Canton and Enderbury Islands shall in no way
be construed to be prejudicial to the claims of the United Kingdom
to said islands in accordance with the agreement. All civil acts
and deeds consummated and taking place on any of these islands or
in the waters adjacent thereto, and all offenses and crimes
committed thereon, or on or in the waters adjacent thereto, shall
be deemed to have been consummated or committed on the high seas on
board a merchant vessel or other vessel belonging to the United
States and shall be adjudicated and determined or adjudged and
punished according to the laws of the United States relating to
such civil acts or offenses on such ships or vessels on the high
seas, which laws for the purpose aforesaid are extended over such
islands, rocks, and keys.
The laws of the United States relating to juries and jury trials
shall be applicable to the trial of such cases before said district
court.