Circuit Courts of Appeals

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:appeals_to gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
Notice of appeal
Administrative agencies
gptkbp:argued_on Presenting cases before judges
gptkbp:briefs Written arguments submitted by parties
gptkbp:case_types Civil cases
Criminal cases
Bankruptcy cases
Intellectual property cases
Varies by circuit
Civil rights cases
Immigration cases
Environmental cases
Tax cases
Administrative law cases
Labor cases
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Federal_Reporter
Binding on lower courts
gptkbp:en_banc Full court review
gptkbp:established_in gptkb:Judiciary_Act_of_1891
gptkbp:filing_deadline 30 days after judgment
gptkbp:governance Chief judge and circuit judges
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:hears_cases gptkb:District_Courts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Circuit Courts of Appeals
gptkbp:judges gptkb:13
Appointed by the President
gptkbp:judicial_review Constitutional issues
gptkbp:jurisdiction Appellate jurisdiction
gptkbp:legal_framework Varies by judge
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notable_case gptkb:Roe_v._Wade
gptkb:Loving_v._Virginia
gptkb:Obergefell_v._Hodges
gptkb:United_States_v._Nixon
gptkb:Miranda_v._Arizona
gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education
gptkb:Citizens_United_v._FEC
gptkb:Shelby_County_v._Holder
gptkb:United_States_v._Windsor
gptkb:Whole_Woman's_Health_v._Hellerstedt
gptkbp:precedent Establishes binding precedent
gptkbp:primary_function Review lower court decisions
gptkbp:review_type Legal errors
gptkbp:reviews Panel of judges
gptkbp:types_of_opinions gptkb:Majority_opinion
Dissenting opinion
Concurring opinion
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4