U.S. Courts of Appeals

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:USCA
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Circuit_Courts
gptkbp:appealsTo gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:U.S._District_Courts
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:chiefJudgeAppointedBy seniority
gptkbp:chiefJudgeTerm 7 years or until age 70
gptkbp:citation F.2d, F.3d, F.4th
gptkbp:confirmedBy gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:districtOfColumbiaCircuit gptkb:District_of_Columbia_Circuit
gptkbp:eighthCircuit gptkb:Eighth_Circuit
gptkbp:eleventhCircuit gptkb:Eleventh_Circuit
gptkbp:enBancReview available in most circuits
gptkbp:established 1891
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Judiciary_Act_of_1891
gptkbp:federalCircuit gptkb:Federal_Circuit
gptkbp:fifthCircuit gptkb:Fifth_Circuit
gptkbp:firstCircuit gptkb:First_Circuit
gptkbp:fourthCircuit gptkb:Fourth_Circuit
gptkbp:hearings three-judge panels
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. Courts of Appeals
gptkbp:judge petitions
appeals
writs
varies by circuit
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkb:public_administration
gptkbp:level appellate court
gptkbp:location various cities in the United States
gptkbp:ninthCircuit gptkb:Ninth_Circuit
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:United_States_v._Microsoft_Corp.
gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education_(before_Supreme_Court)
gptkbp:numberOfActiveJudges 179 (as of 2024)
gptkbp:numberOfFloors 13
gptkbp:precedentBindingOn district courts within the same circuit
gptkbp:precedentPersuasiveOn other circuits
gptkbp:secondCircuit gptkb:Second_Circuit
gptkbp:seventhCircuit gptkb:Seventh_Circuit
gptkbp:sixthCircuit gptkb:Sixth_Circuit
gptkbp:subjectMatterJurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_law
diversity jurisdiction
constitutional issues
administrative agency appeals
gptkbp:tenthCircuit gptkb:Tenth_Circuit
gptkbp:termLength life tenure
gptkbp:thirdCircuit gptkb:Third_Circuit
gptkbp:website https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/court-role-and-structure
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Federal_Courts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5