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The United States federal courts were divided into six circuits in 1801, but a circuit court of appeals was not established until the passage of the Judiciary Act of 1891. [1] William Howard Taft, the only person ever to serve as both President and Chief Justice of the United States, once served on the Sixth Circuit
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.
She served as Chief Judge from 1977 to 1979, becoming the first female chief judge of a federal district court. [1] Her service was terminated on October 3, 1979, due to elevation to the Sixth Circuit.
The hearing to determine if three defendants will stand trial over fake petition signatures was suspended until Feb. 29.
Massachusetts Probate and Family Court Circuit (1993–2009) Massachusetts: retired: William S. Diuguid [81] St. Louis Magistrates’ Court Missouri: deceased: Bernice B. Donald [226] United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (1995–2011); United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2011–2023) Tennessee ...
The four circuit judges in limbo are Adeel Abdullah Mangi of New Jersey, nominated for the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals; Julia M. Lipez of Maine, 1st Circuit; Karla M. Campbell of Tennessee, 6th ...
On August 6, 2009, President Barack Obama announced that he had nominated Stranch to a vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, to the seat vacated by Judge Martha Craig Daughtrey, who assumed senior status on January 1, 2009.
Amul Roger Thapar (born April 29, 1969) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He previously served as a U.S. district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky from 2008 to 2017 and as the United States ...