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The Chief Justice is always assigned to the Fourth Circuit as the circuit justice, due to Richmond's close proximity to Washington, D.C. [citation needed] The Fourth Circuit is considered an extremely collegial court. By tradition, the judges of the Fourth Circuit come down from the bench following each oral argument to greet the lawyers. [9] [10]
elevation to 4th Cir. 15 Walter Edward Hoffman: VA: 1907–1996 1954–1974 1961–1973 1974–1996 Eisenhower: death 16 Oren Ritter Lewis: VA: 1902–1983 1960–1974 — 1974–1983 Eisenhower: death 17 John D. Butzner Jr. VA: 1917–2006 1962–1967 — — Kennedy: elevation to 4th Cir. 18 Richard Boykin Kellam: VA: 1909–1996 1967–1981 ...
The Tenth Circuit was created in 1929 by subdividing the existing Eighth Circuit, and the Eleventh Circuit was created in 1981 by subdividing the existing Fifth Circuit. The Federal Circuit was created in 1982 by the merger of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals and the appellate division of the United States Court of Claims.
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (headquartered in Richmond, having jurisdiction over the United States District Courts of Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia) United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia [341]
S.C. Judge DeAndrea Benjamin cleared a major hurdle Thursday after the Senate Judiciary Committee approved her bid to become a 4th Circuit Court of Appeals judge. Her nomination goes to the full ...
The number of district courts in a court of appeals' circuit varies between one and thirteen, depending on the number of states in the region and the number of districts in each state. The formal naming convention for the district courts is "United States District Court for" followed by the district name.
The United States District Court for the District of North Carolina was established on June 4, 1790, by 1 Stat. 126. [3] [4] On June 9, 1794 it was subdivided into three districts by 1 Stat. 395, [4] but on March 3, 1797, the three districts were abolished and the single District restored by 1 Stat. 517, [4] until April 29, 1802, when the state was again subdivided into three different ...
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