The '''Circuit Courts''' are the appellate [[court]]s which handle [[appeal]]s from federal district courts. 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. They are limited to federal [[subject matter jurisdiction|subject matter]]. | The '''Circuit Courts''' are the appellate [[court]]s which handle [[appeal]]s from federal district courts. 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. They are limited to federal [[subject matter jurisdiction|subject matter]]. |