Federal Circuit Courts

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:abbreviation Cir.
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:United_States_courts_of_appeals
gptkbp:appealsTo gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:chiefJudgeTerm 7 years or until age 70
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:DCCircuitHeadquarters gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:EighthCircuitHeadquarters gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
gptkbp:EleventhCircuitHeadquarters gptkb:Atlanta,_Georgia
gptkbp:enBancReview available in most circuits
gptkbp:established 1891
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Judiciary_Act_of_1891
gptkbp:FederalCircuitSpecialization patent law, international trade, government contracts, veterans claims
gptkbp:FifthCircuitHeadquarters gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana
gptkbp:FirstCircuitHeadquarters gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:FourthCircuitHeadquarters gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Federal Circuit Courts
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Eighth_Circuit
gptkb:Second_Circuit
gptkb:Federal_Circuit
gptkb:First_Circuit
gptkb:District_of_Columbia_Circuit
gptkb:Eleventh_Circuit
gptkb:Fifth_Circuit
gptkb:Fourth_Circuit
gptkb:Sixth_Circuit
gptkb:Tenth_Circuit
gptkb:Third_Circuit
gptkb:Seventh_Circuit
gptkb:Ninth_Circuit
gptkbp:inferiorCourt gptkb:United_States_District_Courts
gptkbp:judge civil cases
criminal cases
administrative law cases
patent law cases (Federal Circuit)
gptkbp:judgesConfirmedBy gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_law
appeals from district courts
appeals from federal administrative agencies
gptkbp:level appellate court
gptkbp:location various regions of the United States
gptkbp:locationOfFederalCircuit gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:NinthCircuitHeadquarters gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkbp:numberOfFloors 13
gptkbp:precedentBindingOn district courts within the circuit
gptkbp:precedentPersuasiveOn other circuits
gptkbp:SecondCircuitHeadquarters gptkb:New_York,_New_York
gptkbp:SeventhCircuitHeadquarters gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:SixthCircuitHeadquarters gptkb:Cincinnati,_Ohio
gptkbp:size typically 3 judges
gptkbp:superiorCourt gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:TenthCircuitHeadquarters gptkb:Denver,_Colorado
gptkbp:termLength life tenure
gptkbp:ThirdCircuitHeadquarters gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:website uscourts.gov
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Circuit_Courts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7