The Special Courts have jurisdiction over crimes and offenses enumerated in the decree of the Reich President for the protection of people and State of 28 February 1933 (Reichsgesetzblatt I, p. 83) and in the decree concerning the defense against insidious attacks against the government of the national revolution of 21 March 1933 (Reichsgesetzblatt I, p. 135), provided that such crimes and offenses are not within the jurisdiction of the Reich Supreme Court or the courts of appeal. Article 3 (1) The Special Courts shall also be competent if a crime or offense within their jurisdiction constitutes at the same time another punishable act. (2) If another punishable act is factually connected with a crime or offense within the jurisdiction of the Special Courts, the proceedings against the perpetrators and participants of the other punishable act may be brought before the Special Court by way of combination. (3) The extension of jurisdiction according to paragraphs 1 and 2 does not apply to matters within the jurisdiction of the Reich Supreme Court or the courts of appeal. Article 4 (1) The Special Courts are composed of a president and two associate judges. A deputy has to be appointed for each member in case of his absence. (2) The members and their deputies must be permanently appointed judges of the district for which the Special Court is established. (3) The members will be appointed and the distribution of their tasks undertaken by the presidency of the district court in the district in which the Special Court is located. Article 5 The prosecutors will be appointed by the legal administration of the States from those prosecution officials who are legally qualified for the office of a judge. Article 6 The regulations of the code of criminal procedure and of the judicature act will apply correspondingly to the proceedings, provided nothing else has been determined. Article 7 Proceedings may be instituted also before the Special Court in the district in which the defendant was caught or where he is in custody. The release of the defendant does not affect this jurisdiction once it has been established. Article 8 Applications for disqualification of a judge will be decided upon by the Special Court to which the respective judge is assigned. For this decision the respective judge is replaced by his deputy. The deputy cannot be disqualified. Article 9 (1) No hearings relating to the warrant of arrest will be held.