| − | The '''United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit''' is an intermediate federal appellate court based in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania. It hears appeals from federal district courts in [[Delaware]], [[New Jersey]] and [[Pennsylvania]] and from the territorial court in the [[Virgin Islands]]. Notable former Third Circuit judges include [[Francis Biddle]], who served as the chief American judge at the [[Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal]] and [[Samuel Alito]], who was elevated to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]. As the court has jurisdiction over appeals from the [[U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware]]--and most of the largest U.S. corporations are headquartered in Delaware--it has great influence over federal commercial law. | + | The '''United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit''' is an intermediate federal appellate court based in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania. It hears appeals from federal district courts in [[Delaware]], [[New Jersey]] and [[Pennsylvania]] and from the territorial court in the [[Virgin Islands]]. Notable former Third Circuit judges include [[Francis Biddle]], who served as the chief American judge at the [[Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal]], and [[Samuel Alito]], who was elevated to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]. As the court has jurisdiction over appeals from the [[U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware]]--and most of the largest U.S. corporations are headquartered in Delaware--it has great influence over federal commercial law. |