U.S. courts of appeal

U.S. courts of appeal are intermediate federal appellate courts in the United States. They are intermediate courts in that they hear appeals from U.S. federal district courts, but their decisions may, in turn, be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. There are thirteen U.S. courts of appeal:

• The U.S. Court of Appeal for the First Circuit (hearing appeals from federal district courts in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico and Rhode Island)
• The U.S. Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit (hearing appeals from federal district courts in Connecticut, New York and Vermont)
• The U.S. Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit (hearing appeals from federal district courts in Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania and from the territorial court in the Virgin Islands)
• The U.S. Court of Appeal for the Fourth Circuit (hearing appeals from federal district courts in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina)
• The U.S. Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit (hearing appeals from federal district courts in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas)
• The U.S. Court of Appeal for the Sixth Circuit (hearing appeals from federal district courts in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee)
• The U.S. Court of Appeal for the Seventh Circuit (hearing appeals from federal district courts in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin)
• The U.S. Court of Appeal for the Eighth Circuit (hearing appeals from federal district courts in Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota)
• The U.S. Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit (hearing appeals from federal district courts in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, and from territorial courts in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands)
• The U.S. Court of Appeal for the Tenth Circuit (hearing appeals from federal district courts in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming)
• The U.S. Court of Appeal for the Eleventh Circuit (hearing appeals from federal district courts in Alabama, Florida and Georgia)
• The U.S. Court of Appeal for the D.C. Circuit (hearing appeals from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia)
• The U.S. Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit (hearing appeals from the United States Court of Federal Claims, United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, United States Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, Boards of Contract Appeals, United States Merit Systems Protection Board and United States International Trade Commission)