Number and composition of circuits
United States Code
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Courts citing this statute
Most recently cited by10
- 2026Legalforce Rapc Worldwide, Pc v. United States Patent and Trademark Office 9th Cir.
- 2026James v. United States Fed. Cir.
- 2026In Re ABRAMS Fed. Cir.
- 2026Collins v. Shuttered Venues Operations Grant Fed. Cir.
- 2026Collins v. Sba Fed. Cir.
- 2026Jarrett v. Archibald Fed. Cir.
- 2026Davis v. Burbank Police Department Fed. Cir.
- 2026Ramus D. Alaska
- 2026Celli v. New York City Fed. Cir.
- 2026Banzragch v. Blanche Fed. Cir.
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The thirteen judicial circuits of the United States are constituted as follows:
CircuitsComposition
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia.
FirstMaine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island.
SecondConnecticut, New York, Vermont.
ThirdDelaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virgin Islands.
FourthMaryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia.
FifthDistrict of the Canal Zone, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas.
SixthKentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee.
SeventhIllinois, Indiana, Wisconsin.
EighthArkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota.
NinthAlaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Guam, Hawaii.
TenthColorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming.
EleventhAlabama, Florida, Georgia.
FederalAll Federal judicial districts. (Source: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 870; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 34, 65 Stat. 723; Pub. L. 96–452, § 2, Oct. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 1994; Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 101, Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 25.))