The Afghanistan flag has three vertical bands of black (hoist), red, and green, with a gold emblem centered on the red band; the emblem features a temple-like structure encircled by a wreath on the left and right and by a bold Islamic inscription above. Source: CIA World Factbook, 2007.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (in case citations, 1st Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: The court is based at the John Joseph Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts. Most sittings are held in Boston, where the court usually sits for one week most months of the year; in one of July or August, it takes a summer break and does not sit.
The Supreme Court of Appeals receives appeals of circuit court decisions. West Virginiaâs fifty-five counties are divided into thirty-one circuits with seventy circuit judges. A map of West Virginiaâs judicial circuits can be found here.The circuits range in size from one with seven judges to nine with one judge. Although as few as one or as many as four counties comprise a circuit, each county has a courthouse where the circuit judge presides.Circuit judges are elected in partisan elections to eight-year terms. They must have practiced law for at least five years. The governor appoints circuit judges to fill vacancies.An appointee who wishes to remain in office must run in the next election.ircuit judges are elected in partisan elections to eight-year terms. They must have practiced law for at least five years. The governor appoints circuit judges to fill vacancies. An appointee who wishes to remain in office must run in the next election.