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Map of the boundaries of the 94 United States District Courts. The district courts were established by Congress under Article III of the United States Constitution. The courts hear civil and criminal cases, and each is paired with a bankruptcy court. [2] Appeals from the district courts are made to one of the 13 courts of appeals, organized ...
Maryland judicial circuit map State courts of Maryland. Supreme Court of Maryland [148] Appellate Court of Maryland [149] Maryland Circuit Courts (8 judicial circuits) [150] Maryland District Courts (34 locations in 12 judicial districts) [151] Federal courts located in Maryland. United States District Court for the District of Maryland [152]
Each district also has a United States Marshal who serves the court system. Three territories of the United States — the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands — have district courts that hear federal cases, including bankruptcy cases. [1] The breakdown of what is in each judicial district is codified in 28 U.S.C. §§ 81–131.
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.
United States Circuit Court: 1902–1959 1948–1959 Razed in 1962. n/a Wyandotte County Court Services Building: Kansas City: 812 North 7th Street: D. Kan. 1959–1994 Now in use by Wyandotte County. n/a Robert J. Dole U.S. Court House: Kansas City: 500 State Avenue: D. Kan. 1994–present: U.S. Sen. Bob Dole: U.S. Court House & Post Office ...
The United States courts of appeals, or Federal Circuit Courts or U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal judiciary. They hear appeals of cases from the United States district courts and some U.S. administrative agencies , and their decisions can be appealed to the Supreme Court of the ...
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Following is a list of current and former courthouses of the United States federal court system located in West Virginia.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.