High Court of American Samoa

High Court of American Samoa
The High Court of American Samoa courthouse
Established	1921 (96 years ago)
Country	United States
Location	Fagatogo, American Samoa
Composition method	appointed by the United States Secretary of the Interior
Authorized by	Constitution of American Samoa
Decisions are appealed to	Supreme Court of the United States
No. of positions	2
Chief Justice
Currently	Michael Kruse
Since	1988

The High Court of American Samoa is a Samoan court and the highest court below the United States Supreme Court in American Samoa. The Court is located in the capital of Fagatogo. It consists of one chief justice and one associate justice, appointed by the United States Secretary of the Interior, holding office during "good behavior" and removable for cause.

The High Court of American Samoa also has several Samoan associate judges who sit with the two justices. Normally, two associate judges will sit with the chief justice and associate justice on every case.

The Secretary of the Interior retains ultimate authority over the courts.

The High Court consists of four divisions:

The trial division, which consists of the Chief Justice, the Associate Justice, and associate judges, is a court of general jurisdiction, empowered to hear, among other things, felony cases and civil cases in which the amount in controversy exceeds $5,000.

The justices of the court: