United States Courts of Appeals

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_Courts_of_Appeals

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_federal_law appellate court
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:USCA
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Circuit_Courts
gptkbp:appeals_process	by permission in some cases by right from district courts
gptkbp:appealsTo	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States gptkb:United_States_District_Courts
gptkbp:appointedBy	gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:circuitType	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:citation	F.2d, F.3d, F.4th (Federal Reporter series)
gptkbp:confirmedBy	gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decisions_binding_on	district courts within the same circuit
gptkbp:decisions_not_binding_on	other circuits
gptkbp:en_banc_review_possible	yes
gptkbp:established	1891
gptkbp:establishedBy	gptkb:Judiciary_Act_of_1891
gptkbp:headquarters	various locations by circuit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United States Courts of Appeals
gptkbp:judge	179 (approximate, varies)
gptkbp:jurisdiction	gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:level	appellate court
gptkbp:location	various regional circuits
gptkbp:lowerAward	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:numberOfFloors	13
gptkbp:officialWebsite	https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/court-role-and-structure
gptkbp:panel_size	usually three judges
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:United_States_federal_judiciary
gptkbp:rank	gptkb:United_States_District_Courts
gptkbp:reviewedBy	final decisions of district courts administrative agency decisions certain interlocutory orders
gptkbp:term_length_of_judges	life tenure
gptkbp:types_of_cases	appeals from district courts appeals from federal administrative agencies petitions for review
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:United_States_Tax_Court gptkb:Eleventh_Circuit gptkb:Judicial_branch_of_the_United_States gptkb:Chief_Judge gptkb:United_States_District_Courts gptkb:U.S._Supreme_Court gptkb:Ninth_Circuit
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5