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The '''D.C. Circuit''' is the [[United States Court of Appeals]] for the geographic circuit consisting of [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>[http://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/home.nsf D.C. Circuit Web site]</ref>  It should not be confused with other courts called "Court of Appeals" in Washington, D.C., such as the [[Federal Circuit]] and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

The '''D.C. Circuit''' is the [[United States Court of Appeals]] for the geographic circuit consisting of [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>[http://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/home.nsf D.C. Circuit Web site]</ref>  It should not be confused with other courts called "Court of Appeals" in Washington, D.C., such as the [[Federal Circuit]] and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

As of 2024, the D.C. Circuit is 7-4 [[Democrat]]-appointee controlled among active judges, which renders it impossible to obtain a [[conservative]] ruling that will not then be overruled by a [[liberal]] [[en banc]] sitting.

As of 2024, the D.C. Circuit is 7-4 [[Democrat]]-appointee controlled among active judges, which renders it impossible to obtain from this court a significant [[conservative]] ruling that will not then be overruled by a [[liberal]] [[en banc]] sitting.

The D.C. Circuit is notable for handling many political-type matters involving the federal government, and as the court from which roughly half of the Supreme Court Justices first join the federal judiciary.  No senators represent D.C. and thus it is easier to confirm more ideological nominees there, such as the future [[U.S. Supreme Court]] Justices [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]] and [[Ketanji Brown Jackson]].  Multiple Republican appointees to the Supreme Court have also come from this D.C. Circuit, including [[Robert Bork]] (blocked from confirmation by [[liberal]] senators), [[Clarence Thomas]], [[John Roberts]], and [[Brett Kavanaugh]].

The D.C. Circuit is notable for handling many political-type matters involving the federal government, and as the court from which roughly half of the Supreme Court Justices first join the federal judiciary.  No senators represent D.C. and thus it is easier to confirm more ideological nominees there, such as the future [[U.S. Supreme Court]] Justices [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]] and [[Ketanji Brown Jackson]].  Multiple Republican appointees to the Supreme Court have also come from this D.C. Circuit, including [[Robert Bork]] (blocked from confirmation by [[liberal]] senators), [[Clarence Thomas]], [[John Roberts]], and [[Brett Kavanaugh]].