There are 12 regional circuit courts. Each has several districts included within the circuit and a certain number of previously authorized judgeships for the area. The jurisdiction of the circuits is broken down as follows:
Court of Appeals |
Districts included in Circuit |
# of Judgeships |
Federal |
United States |
12 |
D.C. |
District of Columbia |
12 |
1st |
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico |
6 |
2nd |
Connecticut, New York and Vermont |
13 |
3rd |
Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the Virgin Islands |
14 |
4th |
Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia |
15 |
5th |
Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas |
17 |
6th |
Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee |
16 |
7th |
Illinois, Indiana and Wisonsin |
11 |
8th |
Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota |
11 |
9th |
Alaska, Arizona, Nevada, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands |
28 |
10th |
Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming |
12 |
11th |
Alabama, Florida and Georgia |
12 |
Each of the circuits have district courts within their jurisdictions that have websites describing their legal function. Below is a list of links to each circuit, and within each circuit is a list of links to the individual courts websites.
Within each you will find the Court of Appeals for the circuit, Bankruptcy Courts, and District Courts. Each state, or district, within the circuit will have its own Bankruptcy and District Court, but there will be only one Court of Appeals link. The link to this Court of Appeals will take you to the court that hears all appeals from each court within its circuit.
