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The '''United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit''' is an intermediate federal appellate court based in [[New Orleans]], Louisiana. It hears appeals from federal district courts in [[Texas]], [[Louisiana]] and [[Mississippi]]. Notable former Third Circuit judges include [[Griffin Bell]], who later served as [[U.S. Attorney General]] during the [[Jimmy Carter|Carter]] administration.  In 1981, the circuit split in two, with [[Alabama]], [[Florida]] and [[Georgia]], which had formerly been part of the Fifth Circuit's jurisdiction being split away to form the new [[Eleventh Circuit]].

The '''United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit''' is an intermediate federal appellate court based in [[New Orleans]], Louisiana. It hears appeals from federal district courts in [[Texas]], [[Louisiana]] and [[Mississippi]].  

 

In 1981, the circuit split in two, with [[Alabama]], [[Florida]] and [[Georgia]], which had formerly been part of the Fifth Circuit's jurisdiction, being split away to form the new [[Eleventh Circuit]].

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