Federal Courts

US Supreme Court

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

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 updated April 2018

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