The courts are divided into 13 circuits, and each hears appeals from the district courts within its borders, or in some instances from other designated federal courts and administrative agencies. Appeals from the circuit courts are taken to the Supreme Court of the United States.
What are the 12 circuits?
The United States has 94 judicial circuits, above which there are 12 regional Courts of Appeals: District of Columbia Circuit, for Washington, D.C.; First Circuit, for Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico; Second Circuit, for Vermont, Connecticut, and New York; Third Circuit, for New ...
What are the 9 circuits?
Ninth Circuit Districts
- Alaska.
- Arizona.
- Central District of California.
- Eastern District of California.
- Northern District of California.
- Southern District of California.
- Guam.
- Hawaii.
