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Line 1: − + − *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 Appeals for the Second Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Connecticut]], [[New York]] and [[Vermont]]) − *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 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 Appeals for the Fifth Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Louisiana]], [[Mississippi]] and [[Texas]]) − *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 Appeals for the Seventh Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]] and [[Wisconsin]]) − *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 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 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 Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Alabama]], [[Florida]] and [[Georgia]]) − *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 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) + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
completing merge--also, circuit courts may hear appeals in diversity jurisiction cases, as well as cases where the federal courts have subject matter jurisdiction
'''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]] and other federal trial-level courts, but their decisions may, in turn, be appealed to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]].
There are twelve geographic circuits (1st through 11th and [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]]) and one nationwide circuit specialized by subject matter, the Federal Circuit.<ref>[http://www.uscourts.gov/courtsofappeals.html United States Courts of Appeals]</ref>
They generally hear cases on small panels, but may elect to hear a case ''en banc'', which is to say, with the entirety of the Circuit's appellate judges.
There are thirteen U.S. courts of appeal:
*The [[First Circuit|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 [[Second Circuit|U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Connecticut]], [[New York]] and [[Vermont]])
*The [[Third Circuit|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 [[Fourth Circuit|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 [[Fifth Circuit|U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Louisiana]], [[Mississippi]] and [[Texas]])
*The [[Sixth Circuit|U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Kentucky]], [[Michigan]], [[Ohio]] and [[Tennessee]])
*The [[Seventh Circuit|U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]] and [[Wisconsin]])
*The [[Eighth Circuit|U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Arkansas]], [[Iowa]], [[Minnesota]], [[Missouri]], [[Nebraska]], [[North Dakota]])
*The [[Ninth Circuit|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 [[Tenth Circuit|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 [[Eleventh Circuit|U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit]] (hearing appeals from federal district courts in [[Alabama]], [[Florida]] and [[Georgia]])
*The [[D.C. Circuit|U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit]] (hearing appeals from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia)
*The [[Federal Circuit|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)
==References==
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