Federal Courts Established by Law

Federal Courts

US Supreme Court

• United States Supreme Court

US Courts of Appeal

• United States Court of Appeals - 1st Circuit. Covers Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico and Rhode Island.
• United States Court of Appeals - 2nd Circuit. Covers Connecticut, New York and Vermont.
• United States Court of Appeals - 3rd Circuit. Covers Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the Virgin Islands.
• United States Court of Appeals - 4th Circuit. Covers District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.
• United States Court of Appeals - 5th Circuit. Covers Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi.
• United States Court of Appeals - 6th Circuit. Covers Kentucky, Michgan, Ohio and Tennessee.
• United States Court of Appeals - 7th Circuit. Covers Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.
• United States Court of Appeals - 8th Circuit. Covers Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota
• United States Court of Appeals - 9th Circuit Covers Alaska, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, the Mariana Islands, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.
• United States Court of Appeals - 10th Circuit. Covers Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming.
• United States Court of Appeals - 11th Circuit. Covers Alabama, Georgia and Florida.
• United States Court of Appeals - Federal Circuit

Other Federal Courts

• United States Court of International Trade
• United States Tax Court
• United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Has exclusive jurisdiction over Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions.
• United States Court of Federal Claims. Has the original jurisdiction of the Court of Claims, as well as jurisdiction over bid protests and vaccine compensation.

Last reviewed October 2022