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Directory of United States Courts

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Court of Appeals	(Districts Included in Circuit)	Number of Authorized Judgeships	Location and Postal Address
Federal Circuit	United States	12	Washington, D.C. 20439
District of Columbia Circuit	District of Columbia	12	Washington, D. C. 20001
First Circuit	Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico	6	Boston, MA 02109
Second Circuit	Connecticut, New York, and Vermont	13	New York, NY 10007
Third Circuit	Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the Virgin Islands	14	Philadelphia, PA 19106
Fourth Circuit	Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia	15	Richmond, VA 23219
Fifth Circuit	Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas	17	New Orleans, LA 70130
Sixth Circuit	Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee	16	Cincinnati, OH 45202
Seventh Circuit	Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin	11	Chicago, IL 60604
Eighth Circuit	Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota	11	St. Louis, MO 63101
Ninth Circuit	Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands	28	San Francisco, CA 94101
Tenth Circuit	Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming	12	Denver, CO 80294
Eleventh Circuit	Alabama, Florida, and Georgia	12	Atlanta, GA 30303