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{{short description|Post-1891 U.S. appellate circuit courts}} | {{short description|Post-1891 U.S. appellate circuit courts}} | ||
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[[File:US Court of Appeals and District Court map.svg|thumb|upright=1.75|right|Map of the geographic boundaries of the various United States courts of appeals (numbered and colored) and United States district courts (marked by state boundaries or dotted lines)]] | [[File:US Court of Appeals and District Court map.svg|thumb|upright=1.75|right|Map of the geographic boundaries of the various United States courts of appeals (numbered and colored) and United States district courts (marked by state boundaries or dotted lines)]] | ||
The '''United States courts of appeals''' are the intermediate [[appellate court]]s of the [[United States federal judiciary]]. They hear appeals of cases from the [[United States district court]]s and some [[List of federal agencies in the United States|U.S. administrative agencies]], and their decisions can be appealed to the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. The courts of appeals are divided into 13 "Circuits".<ref name="statute">The assignment of judicial circuits is defined by {{USC|28|41}}, along with {{USC|48|1821}} which specifies that the [[District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands|Northern Mariana Islands]] falls within the same judicial circuit as [[District_Court_of_Guam|Guam]].</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brian Duignan, Gloria Lotha |date=1998-07-20 |title=United States Court of Appeals |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/United-States-Court-of-Appeals |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=[[United States Department of Justice|U.S. Department of Justice]] |title=Introduction To The Federal Court System |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao/justice-101/federal-courts |website=Executive Office for United States Attorneys}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Court Role and Structure |url=https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/court-role-and-structure |website=[[Administrative Office of the United States Courts|Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts]] on behalf of the [[Federal judiciary of the United States|Federal Judiciary]]}}</ref> Eleven of the circuits are numbered "First" through "Eleventh" and cover geographic areas of the United States and hear [[appeal]]s from the [[United States district court|U.S. district court]]s within their borders. The [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit|District of Columbia Circuit]] covers only [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, DC]]. The [[United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit|Federal Circuit]] hears appeals from federal courts across the entire United States in cases involving certain specialized areas of law. | |||
The '''United States courts of appeals''' are the intermediate [[appellate court]]s of the [[United States federal judiciary]]. They hear appeals of cases from the [[United States district court]]s and some [[List of federal agencies in the United States|U.S. administrative agencies]], and their decisions can be appealed to the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. The courts of appeals are divided into 13 "Circuits".<ref name="statute">The assignment of judicial circuits is defined by {{USC|28|41}}, along with {{USC|48|1821}} which specifies that the [[District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands|Northern Mariana Islands]] falls within the same judicial circuit as [[District_Court_of_Guam|Guam]].</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brian Duignan, Gloria Lotha |date=1998-07-20 |title=United States Court of Appeals |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/United-States-Court-of-Appeals |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=[[United States Department of Justice|U.S. Department of Justice]] |title=Introduction To The Federal Court System |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao/justice-101/federal-courts |website=Executive Office for United States Attorneys}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Court Role and Structure |url=https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/court-role-and-structure |website=[[Administrative Office of the United States Courts|Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts]] on behalf of the [[Federal judiciary of the United States|Federal Judiciary]]}}</ref> Eleven of the circuits are numbered "First" through "Eleventh" and cover geographic areas of the United States and hear [[appeal]]s from the [[United States district court|U.S. district court]]s within their borders. The [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit|District of Columbia Circuit]] covers only [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, DC]]. The [[United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit|Federal Circuit]] hears appeals from federal courts across the entire United States in cases involving certain specialized areas of law. | |||
The United States courts of appeals are considered the most powerful and influential courts in the United States after the Supreme Court. Because of their ability to set legal precedent in regions that cover millions of Americans, the United States courts of appeals have strong policy influence on U.S. law. Moreover, because the Supreme Court chooses to review fewer than 3% of the 7,000 to 8,000 cases filed with it annually,<ref> | The United States courts of appeals are considered the most powerful and influential courts in the United States after the Supreme Court. Because of their ability to set legal precedent in regions that cover millions of Americans, the United States courts of appeals have strong policy influence on U.S. law. Moreover, because the Supreme Court chooses to review fewer than 3% of the 7,000 to 8,000 cases filed with it annually,<ref> | ||