NationMaster - Encyclopedia: United States federal judicial circuit

Congress has divided the United States into a number of judicial circuits, each of which includes several District Courts and a Court of Appeals to decide appeals from cases decided in the district courts within the circuit.

There are currently eleven numbered circuits, and one for the District of Columbia that decides appeals from the district court in Washington, D.C. There is also a United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which decides appeals from the specialized trial courts in a few areas, including patents, international trade, and veterans' rights, but it does not have any geographical circuit.

The circuits, and the states and territories within their jurisdiction, are:

1^st Circuit (Boston)

2^nd Circuit (New York)

3^rd Circuit (Philadelphia)

4^th Circuit (Richmond)

5^th Circuit (New Orleans)

6^th Circuit (Cincinnati)

7^th Circuit (Chicago)

8^th Circuit (St. Louis)

9^th Circuit (San Francisco)

10^th Circuit (Denver)

11^th Circuit (Atlanta)

D.C. Circuit (Washington)

District of Columbia

External link

Info about U.S. courts (http://www.4lawschool.com/uscourts.htm)

Categories: Judicial Branch of the United States Government

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	The United States courts of appeals are "appellate courts" that hear appeals of cases decided by the district courts, and some direct appeals from administrative agencies.

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