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The [[federal]] Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit covers Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and North and South Dakota.
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The '''Eighth Circuit''' is a [[federal]] [[United States Court of Appeals|Court of Appeals]] which covers [[Missouri]], [[Arkansas]], [[Iowa]], [[Minnesota]], [[Nebraska]], [[North Dakota]] and [[South Dakota]].
  
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It is about evenly balanced between [[conservative]] and [[liberal]] judges, even though 9 out of 11 of its active judges were appointed by [[Republican]] presidents.
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Ten out of its eleven active judges were appointed by [[Republican]] presidents, including three by President [[Donald Trump]].
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[[Category:United States Courts]]
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==See also==
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*[[Fiscal Federalism]]
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*[[Permanent absentee]]
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*[[Concurrent Powers]]
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[[Category:Circuit Courts]]
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[[Category:Law]]

Latest revision as of 03:37, July 30, 2018

The Eighth Circuit is a federal Court of Appeals which covers Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Ten out of its eleven active judges were appointed by Republican presidents, including three by President Donald Trump.

See also