Court of competent jurisdiction

Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Court of competent jurisdiction includes--

"(A) any district court of the United States (including a magistrate judge of such a court) or any United States court of appeals that--


 * (i) has jurisdiction over the offense being investigated;
 * (ii) is in or for a district in which the provider of a wire or electronic communication service is located or in which the wire or electronic communications, records, or other information are stored; or
 * (iii) is acting on a request for foreign assistance pursuant to section 3512 of this title [18 USCS § 3512]; or

(B) a court of general criminal jurisdiction of a State authorized by the law of that State to issue search warrants."