Browse the Constitution Annotated

Article III 

• Section 1

  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.

  • ArtIII.S1.1 The Judicial Power
    • ArtIII.S1.1.1 Judicial Vesting Clause
      • ArtIII.S1.1.1.1  Judicial Vesting Clause: Doctrine and Practice
      • ArtIII.S1.1.1.2 Judicial Vesting Clause: Select Topics for Consideration
        • ArtIII.S1.1.1.2.1 Inherent Powers of Federal Courts
          • ArtIII.S1.1.1.2.1.1  Inherent Powers of Federal Courts: Procedural Rules
          • ArtIII.S1.1.1.2.1.2  Inherent Powers of Federal Courts: Contempt and Sanctions
          • ArtIII.S1.1.1.2.1.3  Inherent Powers of Federal Courts: Issuing Judgments
        • ArtIII.S1.1.1.2.2 Congressional Interference with the Judicial Power
          • ArtIII.S1.1.1.2.2.1  Reopening Final Judicial Decisions
          • ArtIII.S1.1.1.2.2.2  Imposing Non-Adjudicatory Function on Courts
        • ArtIII.S1.1.1.2.3 Federal—State Court Relations
          • ArtIII.S1.1.1.2.3.1  Federal—State Court Relations: Overview
          • ArtIII.S1.1.1.2.3.2  State Court Enforcement of Federal Law
          • ArtIII.S1.1.1.2.3.3  State Court Interference With Federal Jurisdiction
          • ArtIII.S1.1.1.2.3.4 Federal Court Non-Interference With State Jurisdiction
            • ArtIII.S1.1.1.2.3.4.1  Federal Court Non-Interference With State Jurisdiction: Overview
            • ArtIII.S1.1.1.2.3.4.2  Federal Court Non-Interference With State Jurisdiction: Exhaustion Doctrine
          • ArtIII.S1.1.1.2.3.5  Federal—State Court Relations: Habeas Review
        • ArtIII.S1.1.1.2.4 Effect of Supreme Court Rulings
          • ArtIII.S1.1.1.2.4.1  Doctrine of Stare Decisis
          • ArtIII.S1.1.1.2.4.2  Retroactivity of Supreme Court Decisions
    • ArtIII.S1.1.2 Congressional Power to Establish Article III Courts
      • ArtIII.S1.1.2.1  Congressional Power to Establish Article III Courts: Historical Background
      • ArtIII.S1.1.2.2  Congressional Power to Establish Article III Courts: Doctrine and Practice
    • ArtIII.S1.1.3 Congressional Power to Establish Non-Article III Courts
      • ArtIII.S1.1.3.1 Congressional Power to Establish Non-Article III Courts: Doctrine and Practice
        • ArtIII.S1.1.3.1.1  Congressional Power to Establish Non-Article III Courts: Current Doctrine
  • ArtIII.S1.2 Protections for the Federal Judiciary
    • ArtIII.S1.2.1 Good Behavior Clause
      • ArtIII.S1.2.1.1  Good Behavior Clause: Overview
      • ArtIII.S1.2.1.2  Good Behavior Clause: Historical Background
      • ArtIII.S1.2.1.3  Good Behavior Clause: Doctrine and Practice
    • ArtIII.S1.2.2 Judicial Compensation Clause
      • ArtIII.S1.2.2.1  Judicial Compensation Clause: Doctrine and Practice