United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
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Case citation
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s, 11th Cir. or CA11) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction
Appellate jurisdiction
Appellate jurisdiction is the power of the Supreme Court to review decisions and change outcomes of decisions of lower courts. Most appellate jurisdiction is legislatively created, and may consist of appeals by leave of the appellate court or by right...
over the district courts
United States district court
The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both civil and criminal cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, equity, and admiralty. There is a United States bankruptcy court associated with each United States...
in the following districts
United States federal judicial district
For purposes of the federal judicial system, Congress has divided the United States into judicial districts. There are 94 federal judicial districts, including at least one district in each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico...
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- Middle District of Alabama
- Northern District of Alabama
- Southern District of Alabama
- Middle District of Florida
- Northern District of Florida
- Southern District of Florida
- Middle District of Georgia
- Northern District of Georgia
- Southern District of Georgia
These districts were originally part of the Fifth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* Eastern District of Louisiana* Middle District of Louisiana...
, but were split off to form the Eleventh effective October 1, 1981. For this reason, Fifth Circuit decisions from before this split are considered binding precedent in the Eleventh Circuit.
The court is based at the Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, named for Elbert Tuttle
Elbert Tuttle
Elbert Parr Tuttle , one of the "Fifth Circuit Four", and a liberal Republican from Georgia, was chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from 1960 to 1967, when that court became known for a series of decisions crucial in advancing the civil rights of African-Americans...
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It is one of thirteen United States courts of appeals
United States court of appeals
The United States courts of appeals are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal court system...
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Current composition of the court
The judges on the court are:List of former judges
Chief judges
Succession of seats
See also
- Courts of GeorgiaCourts of GeorgiaCourts of Georgia include:State courts of Georgia*Supreme Court of Georgia**Georgia Court of Appeals***Georgia Superior Courts ****Georgia State Courts*****Georgia Magistrate Courts*****Georgia Juvenile Courts...
- Federal judicial appointment history#Eleventh Circuit
- Garcia-Mir v. MeeseGarcia-Mir v. MeeseGarcia-Mir v. Meese, 788 F.2d 1446 , was a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, which ruled that the United States could detain indefinitely Cuban refugees who had arrived during the Mariel boatlift....
- List of United States federal courthouses in the Eleventh Circuit
External links
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Recent opinions from FindLaw
- Courthouse map links: 33°45′23"N 84°23′25"W