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{{short description|Post-1891 U.S. appellate circuit courts}}
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{{Organization  
|OrganizationName=United States Courts of Appeals  
|OrganizationName= United States Courts of Appeals
|OrganizationType=Courts
|OrganizationType= Independent Agencies
|Mission=The United States Courts of Appeals review decisions from district courts to ensure fair application of federal law. They resolve legal disputes through appellate jurisdiction, shaping national legal precedents.
|Mission= To review the decisions of the U.S. district courts and some federal administrative agencies, ensuring that the law is applied correctly and consistently across the nation, thus providing a critical check in the federal judicial system.
|OrganizationExecutive=Chief Judge
|OrganizationExecutive= Chief Judge (for each circuit)
|Employees=850
|Employees=  
|Budget=$2.4 billion (FY 2024)
|Budget=
|Website=https://www.uscourts.gov/courts
|Website=https://www.uscourts.gov/courts-of-appeals
|Services=Appellate review; case adjudication; precedent setting
|Services= Appellate review; Case precedents; Enforcement of federal law; Interpretation of statutes
|ParentOrganization=Administrative Office of the United States Courts
|ParentOrganization=
|TopOrganization=Judicial Conference of the United States
|CreationLegislation= Evarts Act (1891)
|CreationLegislation=Judiciary Act of 1789
|Regulations=
|Regulations=None
|HeadquartersLocation=  
|HeadquartersLocation=38.895664,-77.015948
|HeadquartersAddress=
|HeadquartersAddress=333 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001
}}
}}
[[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.
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*  [[United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico|District of Puerto Rico]]
*  [[United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico|District of Puerto Rico]]
*  [[United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island|District of Rhode Island]]
*  [[United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island|District of Rhode Island]]
'''[[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit|Second Circuit]]''' ([[New York City]])
'''[[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit|Second Circuit]]''' (New York City)
* [[United States District Court for the District of Connecticut|District of Connecticut]]
* [[United States District Court for the District of Connecticut|District of Connecticut]]
* [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York|Eastern District of New York]]
* [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York|Eastern District of New York]]
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* [[United States District Court for the Western District of New York|Western District of New York]]
* [[United States District Court for the Western District of New York|Western District of New York]]
* [[United States District Court for the District of Vermont|District of Vermont]]
* [[United States District Court for the District of Vermont|District of Vermont]]
'''[[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit|Third Circuit]]''' ([[Philadelphia]])
'''[[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit|Third Circuit]]''' (Philadelphia)
* [[United States District Court for the District of Delaware|District of Delaware]]
* [[United States District Court for the District of Delaware|District of Delaware]]
* [[United States District Court for the District of New Jersey|District of New Jersey]]
* [[United States District Court for the District of New Jersey|District of New Jersey]]