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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]].  

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]].  Sometimes it will hold oral argument in [[Houston]], [[Texas]].

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]].

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]].