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FEDERAL COURTS

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Supreme Court of the U.S.

About the Supreme Court : http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/UnderstandingtheFederalCourts/SupremeCourt.aspx

Supreme Court of the U.S. Official Website : http://www.supremecourt.gov/

Supreme Court Historical Society : http://www.supremecourthistory.org/

“The United States Supreme Court consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices. At its discretion, and within certain guidelines established by Congress, the Supreme Court each year hears a limited number of the cases it is asked to decide. Those cases may begin in the federal or state courts, and they usually involve important questions about the Constitution or federal law.”

See: http://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx

Chief Justice of the United States

JOHN G. ROBERTS, JR.

Associate Justices

ANTONIN SCALIA
ANTHONY M. KENNEDY
CLARENCE THOMAS
RUTH BADER GINSBURG
STEPHEN G. BREYER
SAMUEL A. ALITO, JR.
SONIA SOTOMAYOR

Retired Justices

SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR
DAVID H. SOUTER
JOHN PAUL STEVENS

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Officers:
Counselor to the Chief Justice – JEFFREY P. MINEAR
Clerk – WILLIAM K. SUTER
Librarian – JUDITH A. GASKELL
Marshal – PAMELA TALKIN
Reporter of Decisions – FRANK D. WAGNER
Court Counsel – SCOTT HARRIS
Curator – CATHERINE E. FITTS
Acting Director of Data Systems – ROBERT J. HAWKINS
Public Information Officer – KATHLEEN L. ARBERG

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U.S. Court of Appeals

About the Court of Appeals : http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/UnderstandingtheFederalCourts/CourtofAppeals.aspx

Bankruptcy Appellate Panels : http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/UnderstandingtheFederalCourts/CourtofAppeals/BankruptcyAppellatePanels.aspx

“The 94 U.S. judicial districts are organized into 12 regional circuits, each of which has a United States court of appeals. A court of appeals hears appeals from the district courts located within its circuit, as well as appeals from decisions of federal administrative agencies.

“In addition, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has nationwide jurisdiction to hear appeals in specialized cases, such as those involving patent laws and cases decided by the Court of International Trade and the Court of Federal Claims.”

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U.S. District Courts

About the U.S. District Courts : http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/UnderstandingtheFederalCourts/DistrictCourts.aspx

Court Interpreters : http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/UnderstandingtheFederalCourts/DistrictCourts/CourtInterpreters.aspx

Court Reporters : http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/UnderstandingtheFederalCourts/DistrictCourts/FederalCourtReportingProgram.aspx

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U.S. Bankruptcy Courts

About Bankruptcy Courts : http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/UnderstandingtheFederalCourts/BankruptcyCourts.aspx

Bankruptcy Basics : http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/Bankruptcy/BankruptcyBasics.aspx

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U.S. Courts of Special Jurisdiction

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces : http://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/ 

U.S. Court of Federal Claims : http://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/

U.S. Court of International Trade : http://www.cit.uscourts.gov/

U.S. Tax Court : http://www.ustaxcourt.gov/

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims : http://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/

Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation : http://www.jpml.uscourts.gov/

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Structure & Function of the Federal Judiciary

Federal Judicial Process : http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/UnderstandingtheFederalCourts/HowCourtsWork/CivilCases.aspx

Federal Courts & the Public : http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/UnderstandingtheFederalCourts/FederalCourtsAndThePublic.aspx

Federal Courts in American Government : http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/UnderstandingtheFederalCourts/FederalCourtsInAmericanGovernment.aspx

Federal Courts’ Structure : http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/UnderstandingtheFederalCourts/FederalCourtsStructure.aspx

Federal Court Jurisdiction : http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/UnderstandingtheFederalCourts/Jurisdiction.aspx

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts : http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/UnderstandingtheFederalCourts/AdministrativeOffice.aspx

Federal Judicial Center : http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/UnderstandingtheFederalCourts/FederalJudicialCenter.aspx

U.S. Sentencing Commission : http://www.ussc.gov/

Federal Judges : http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/UnderstandingtheFederalCourts/FederalJudges.aspx

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JUDGES & JUDGESHIPS

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Article III Judgeships

Court

Total Number of Judgeships

Supreme Court	9
Court of Appeals	179
District Courts	678
Court of International Trade	9
TOTAL	875

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