U.S. Court Of Appeals Records

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About the U.S. Courts of Appeals

The United States federal court system has three tiers: the U.S. District Courts, which are the trial courts; the U.S. Courts of Appeals, which are the first levels of appeal; and the Supreme Court of the United States, which is the final level of appeal. There are 94 District Courts, 13 Courts of Appeals, and one Supreme Court across the entire country.

The U.S. Courts of Appeals serve as the intermediate appellate courts for the United States federal system. These Courts hear appeals of both civil and criminal trials from lower courts, but do not investigate the facts of a case. The Appeals Courts only investigate whether or not the law has been fairly and correctly applied. Since the U.S. Supreme Court only reviews a small fraction of cases it receives, the Courts of Appeals have the final word in thousands of cases each year.

Established in 1891, the Courts have grown to include the following 13 U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals, covering different regions and states:

The Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure govern how appeals are handled in the Circuit Courts of Appeals. Most of the time, appeals are heard by a panel of three judges who have been randomly selected from the circuit, including those who have been temporarily assigned to the circuit and those with senior status. Sometimes, cases may be heard en banc, meaning it is heard by all Circuit judges on active status, but does not include senior or assigned judges.

Any case may be appealed to the Circuit Court of Appeals once the District Court has finalized a decision. There is no right of automatic appeal from the Circuit Courts, but a party may file a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court to petition for review. Decisions of the Courts of Appeals are binding upon other courts in that circuit.

U.S. Courts of Appeals Officials

Circuit Courts of Appeals judges, like District Court judges and Supreme Court justices, are nominated by the President and confirmed by the United States Senate, as required by the United States Constitution.

Federal Circuit Court judges are appointed for life and are paid a salary of approximately $179,500 a year. When a Circuit Court judges reaches the age of 65, the judge may choose to retire with their full salary or go on senior status, if they have served actively for 15 years.Currently, there are 179 Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals judges.

Courthouses in U.S. Court Of Appeals

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111 S. 10th Street St. Louis, MO 63102, USA
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56 Forsyth Street, N.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA
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717 Madison Place, NW Washington, DC 20439, USA
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600 S. Maestri Place, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA
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One Courthouse Way Suite 2500 Boston, MA 02210, USA
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Lewis F. Powell, Jr. United States Courthouse Annex 1100 East Main Street, Suite 501 Richmond, VA 23219-3517, USA
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95 Seventh Street San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
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40 Foley Sq. New York, NY 10007, USA
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219 S. Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60604, USA
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540 Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse 100 East Fifth Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-3988, USA
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Byron White United States Courthouse 1823 Stout Street Denver, Colorado 80257, USA
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601 Market Street, Room 21400 Philadelphia, PA 19106-1790, USA
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333 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20001-2866, USA
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Facts and Statistics

  • The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has the most judgeships, with 16 judges serving as of 2023.

  • Created in 1893, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has the smallest geographic area of all the Circuit Courts, but is the main federal appellate court for many administrative and constitutional law issues.

  • President Donald J. Trump has the most Courts of Appeals judicial appointments with 37.

  • Federal appellate courts handle approximately 50,000 cases each year, and only 10% of those are appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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