U. S. Court of Appeals system
GPTKB entity
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:appeals_to |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
Administrative law
Constitutional issues |
| gptkbp:composed_of |
gptkb:Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit
Three-judge panels Judicial panels Active judges Senior judges Visiting judges En banc panels Judicial review boards Judicial circuits Judicial review panels Various regional courts |
| gptkbp:consists_of |
13 circuits
|
| gptkbp:created_by |
gptkb:Judiciary_Act_of_1891
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| gptkbp:established_in |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
1891 |
| gptkbp:governed_by |
gptkb:Title_28_of_the_United_States_Code
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| gptkbp:handles |
Criminal appeals
Civil appeals |
| gptkbp:hears_cases |
Appeals from federal agencies
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
U. S. Court of Appeals system
|
| gptkbp:is_divided_into |
Regional circuits
|
| gptkbp:is_funded_by |
gptkb:federal_government
|
| gptkbp:is_influenced_by |
Legal precedents
|
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:Judicial_review
Dispute resolution Constitutional interpretation Judicial accountability Judicial independence Legal reforms Judicial decision-making Legal advocacy Legal interpretation Legal advocacy groups Legal education Judicial oversight Case law development Public interest litigation Amicus curiae participation Legal precedents establishment Legal standards application |
| gptkbp:is_located_in |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
Judicial branch of the United States |
| gptkbp:is_reviewed_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:is_subject_to |
Appellate jurisdiction
Judicial ethics Judicial review standards Federal rules of appellate procedure |
| gptkbp:issues |
Written opinions
|
| gptkbp:judges |
Circuit judges
|
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:United_States_federal_judiciary
|
| gptkbp:provides |
Appellate review
|
| gptkbp:requires |
Follow Supreme Court rulings
|
| gptkbp:responsible_for |
Upholding the law
Ensuring justice Hearing appeals from lower courts Protecting rights Ensuring uniformity in federal law Hearing cases on appeal Maintaining legal consistency Reviewing administrative decisions |
| gptkbp:reviews |
District Court decisions
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Third_Circuit
gptkb:District_of_Columbia_Circuit |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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