Federal Court Basics
Part 003

What Kinds of Federal Courts Are There?  1

Of all the federal courts, the U.S. district courts are the most numerous. Congress has divided the country
into ninety‑four federal judicial districts, and in each district there is a U.S. district court. The U.S. district
courts are the federal trial courts‑the places where federal cases are tried, witnesses testify, and juries serve.
Within each district is a U.S. bankruptcy court, a part of the district court that administers the bank­ruptcy laws.

Congress has placed each of the ninety‑four districts in one of twelve regional circuits, and each circuit has a court of appeals. If you lose a trial in a district court, you can ask the court of appeals to review the case to see if the judge applied the law correctly. Sometimes courts appeals are also asked to review decisions of federal administrative agencies, such as the National Labor Relations Board.

The map of the United States (See also map of Geographic Boundaries of  United States Courts of Appeal and United States District Courts ) shows the graphical boundaries of the ninety-four districts and the twelve
regional circuits (eleven numbered circuits and the District of Columbia Circuit). There is also a Federal Circuit, whose court of appeals is based Washington, D.C., but which hears certain types of cases from all over the country.

The Supreme Court of the United States, in Washington, D.C., is  the most famous federal court. If you lose a case in the court of appeals (or, sometimes, in a state supreme court), you can ask the Supreme Court to hear your appeal. However, unlike a court of appeals, th Supreme Court doesen't have to hear it. In fact, the Supreme Court hears only a very small percentage of the cases it is asked to review.

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