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The Federal Circuit hears appeals from federal courts across the entire United States in cases involving certain specialized areas of law. The United States courts of appeals are considered the most powerful and influential courts in the United States after the Supreme Court.
The last court of appeal is the Federal Circuit which has national jurisdiction and hears appeals of specialized cases, such as patents and veterans claims. The map below shows the division of the circuits and districts.
CIRCUIT Washington, D.C. FEDERAL CIRCUIT Washington, D.C. LEGEND Circuit boundaries State boundaries District boundaries . DC Chief Justice 01 Jackson 02 Sotomayor 03 Alito 04 Chief Justice 05 Alito 06 Kavanaugh 07 Barrett 08 Kavanaugh 09 Kagan ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF . 10 Gorsuch THE UNITED STATES COURTS 11 Thomas APRIL 1988 . O Fed. Cir ...
Each circuit has its own Court of Appeals that reviews cases decided in U.S. District Courts within the circuit. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit brings the number of federal appellate courts to 13. This court takes cases from across the nation, but only particular types of cases.
This site is maintained by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on behalf of the Federal Judiciary. The purpose of this site is to provide information from and about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government.
The circuit judicial councils established in 1939 exercise administrative authority over all the federal courts within a circuit, and the circuit judicial conferences provide a forum for judges and lawyers to discuss the administration of federal justice within a circuit.
The federal judiciary operates separately from the executive and legislative branches, but often works with them as the Constitution requires. Federal laws are passed by Congress and signed by the President. The judicial branch decides the constitutionality of federal laws and resolves other disputes about federal laws. However, judges depend on our government’s executive
Circuit Courts. Once the federal district court has decided a case, the case can be appealed to a United States court of appeal. There are twelve federal circuits that divide the country into different regions. The Fifth Circuit, for example, includes the states of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
The 94 federal judicial districts are organized into 12 regional circuits, each of which has a court of appeals. The appellate courts’ task is to determine whether the law was applied correctly in the trial court.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (in case citations, Fed. Cir. or C.A.F.C.) is one of the 13 United States courts of appeals. It has appellate jurisdiction over certain categories of specialized cases in the U.S. federal court system.