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  2. List of United States federal courthouses in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Following is a list of current and former courthouses of the United States federal court system located in Illinois.Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers, [1] the dates during which it was used for each such jurisdiction, and, if applicable the person for whom it was named, and the date of renaming.

  3. American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct

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    [61] The First Circuit does the same, but also holds attorneys to the rules of conduct for the state "in which the attorney is acting at the time of the misconduct" as well as the rules of the state of the court clerk's office. [62] Because federal district courts sit within a single state, many use the professional conduct rules of that state.

  4. United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois

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    Initially, the court was not within any existing judicial circuit, and appeals from the court were taken directly to the United States Supreme Court. In 1837, Congress created the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, placing it in Chicago, Illinois and giving it jurisdiction over the District of Illinois, 5 Stat. 176. [5]

  5. United States District Court for the Southern District of ...

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    The counties of Hancock, McDonough, Peoria, Woodford, Livingston, and Iroquois, and all the counties in the said State north of them, shall compose one district, to be called the northern district of Illinois, and courts shall be held for the said district at the city of Chicago; and the residue of the counties of the said State shall compose ...

  6. Courts of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Federal courts located in Illinois Further information: Federal judiciary of the United States United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (headquartered in Chicago , having jurisdiction over the United States District Courts of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin)

  7. United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

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    The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (in case citations, 7th Cir.) is the U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the courts in the following districts: Central District of Illinois; Northern District of Illinois; Southern District of Illinois; Northern District of Indiana; Southern District of Indiana

  8. United States District Court for the Northern District of ...

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    The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (in case citations, N.D. Ill.) is the federal trial court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois. It is one of the busiest federal trial courts in the United States, with famous cases including those of Al Capone and the Chicago Eight. [1]

  9. United States district court - Wikipedia

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    Unlike some state courts, the power of federal courts to hear cases and controversies is strictly limited. Federal courts may not decide every case that happens to come before them. In order for a district court to entertain a lawsuit, Congress must first grant the court subject matter jurisdiction over the type of dispute in question.