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Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their circuits, and preside over any panel on which they serve, unless the circuit justice (the Supreme Court justice responsible for the circuit) is also on the panel. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge ...
The thirteenth is the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit which has nationwide jurisdiction over appeals of certain, specific subject matter, for example, patent law. Congress has authorized 179 judgeships, [ 1 ] though the total number of judges will be higher than 179 because of some judges electing senior status.
When the courts of appeals were created in 1891, one was created for each of the nine circuits then existing, and each court was named the "United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the _____ Circuit". When a court of appeals was created for the District of Columbia in 1893, it was named the "Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia", and ...
Pages in category "Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
On September 24, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Barron to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, to the seat vacated by Judge Michael Boudin, who assumed senior status on June 1, 2013. [9] On January 16, 2014, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 10–8 vote. [10]
The Supreme Court of Virginia has stated that '"This Court has repeatedly held that the effect of an appeal to circuit court is to "annul the judgment of the inferior tribunal as completely as if there had been no previous trial."' [14] The only exception to this is that if a defendant appeals a conviction for a crime having multiple levels of ...
Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (42 P) Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (2 C, 68 P) Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (40 P)
William Joseph Kayatta Jr. (born October 27, 1953) is an American lawyer who has served as a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Early life and education