48 USC § 861 - Repealed. July 3, 1950, ch. 446, § 5(2), 64 Stat. 320
---
identifier: "/us/usc/t48/s861"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "48 USC § 861 - Repealed. July 3, 1950, ch. 446, § 5(2), 64 Stat. 320"
title_number: 48
title_name: "TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS"
section_number: "861"
section_name: "Repealed. July 3, 1950, ch. 446, § 5(2), 64 Stat. 320"
chapter_number: 4
chapter_name: "PUERTO RICO"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "THE JUDICIARY"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
status: "repealed"
---
# § 861. Repealed. July 3, 1950, ch. 446, § 5(2), 64 Stat. 320
Section, acts , ; , , vested judicial power in courts established and in operation on , provided for appointment of chief justice and associate justices of the supreme court by President with advice and consent of United States Senate, and authorized Puerto Rican legislature to organize, modify or rearrange the courts and their jurisdiction and procedure, except United States District Court.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective , see note set out under .