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'''U.S. courts of appeal''' are intermediate federal appellate courts in the United States.  They are intermediate courts in that they hear appeals from [[U.S. district courts|U.S. federal district courts]], but their decisions may, in turn, be appealed to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]].  There are thirteen U.S. courts of appeal:

'''U.S. courts of appeal''' are intermediate federal appellate courts in the United States.  They are intermediate courts in that they hear appeals from [[U.S. district courts|U.S. federal district courts]], but their decisions may, in turn, be appealed to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]].  There are thirteen U.S. courts of appeal:

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeal for the First Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Maine]], [[Massachusetts]], [[New Hampshire]], [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Rhode Island]])

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Maine]], [[Massachusetts]], [[New Hampshire]], [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Rhode Island]])

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Connecticut]], [[New York]] and [[Vermont]])

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Connecticut]], [[New York]] and [[Vermont]])

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Delaware]], [[New Jersey]] and [[Pennsylvania]] and from the territorial court in the [[Virgin Islands]])

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Delaware]], [[New Jersey]] and [[Pennsylvania]] and from the territorial court in the [[Virgin Islands]])

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeal for the Fourth Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Maryland]], [[Virginia]], [[West Virginia]], [[North Carolina]] and [[South Carolina]])

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Maryland]], [[Virginia]], [[West Virginia]], [[North Carolina]] and [[South Carolina]])

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Louisiana]], [[Mississippi]] and [[Texas]])

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Louisiana]], [[Mississippi]] and [[Texas]])

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeal for the Sixth Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Kentucky]], [[Michigan]], [[Ohio]] and [[Tennessee]])

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Kentucky]], [[Michigan]], [[Ohio]] and [[Tennessee]])

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeal for the Seventh Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]] and [[Wisconsin]])

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]] and [[Wisconsin]])

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeal for the Eighth Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Arkansas]], [[Iowa]], [[Minnesota]], [[Missouri]], [[Nebraska]], [[North Dakota]])

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Arkansas]], [[Iowa]], [[Minnesota]], [[Missouri]], [[Nebraska]], [[North Dakota]])

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Alaska]], [[Arizona]], [[California]], [[Hawaii]], [[Idaho]], [[Montana]], [[Nevada]], [[Oregon]] and [[Washington]], and from territorial courts in [[Guam]] and the [[Northern Mariana Islands]])

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Alaska]], [[Arizona]], [[California]], [[Hawaii]], [[Idaho]], [[Montana]], [[Nevada]], [[Oregon]] and [[Washington]], and from territorial courts in [[Guam]] and the [[Northern Mariana Islands]])

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeal for the Tenth Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Colorado]], [[Kansas]], [[New Mexico]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Utah]] and [[Wyoming]])

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Colorado]], [[Kansas]], [[New Mexico]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Utah]] and [[Wyoming]])

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeal for the Eleventh Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Alabama]], [[Florida]] and [[Georgia]])

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Alabama]], [[Florida]] and [[Georgia]])

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeal for the D.C. Circuit]] (hearing appeals from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia)

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit]] (hearing appeals from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia)

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit]] (hearing appeals from the United States Court of Federal Claims, United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims,   United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, United States Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, Boards of Contract Appeals, United States Merit Systems Protection Board and United States International Trade Commission)

*The [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit]] (hearing appeals from the United States Court of Federal Claims, United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, United States Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, Boards of Contract Appeals, United States Merit Systems Protection Board and United States International Trade Commission)

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