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UnitedStatesSupremeCourt

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UnitedStatesSupremeCourt U.S.

UnitedStatesCourtofAppeals

Court

Abbreviation

FirstCircuit 1stCir.
SecondCircuit
ThirdCircuit

2dCir.
3dCir.

FourthCircuit
FifthCircuit
SixthCircuit

4thCir.
5thCir.
6thCir.

SeventhCircuit
EighthCircuit

7thCir.
8thCir.

NinthCircuit
TenthCircuit
EleventhCircuit

9thCir.
10thCir.
11thCir.

D.C.Circuit
FederalCircuit

D.C.Cir.
Fed.Cir.

UnitedStatesDistrictCourts

Court

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MiddleDistrictofAlabama M.D.Ala.
NorthernDistrictofAlabama
N.D.Ala.
SouthernDistrictofAlabama
S.D.Ala.
DistrictofAlaska

D.Alaska

DistrictofArizona

D.Ariz.

EasternDistrictofArkansas
WesternDistrictofArkansas

E.D.Ark.
W.D.Ark.

CentralDistrictofCalifornia
EasternDistrictofCalifornia
NorthernDistrictofCalifornia
SouthernDistrictofCalifornia

C.D.Cal.
E.D.Cal.
N.D.Cal.
S.D.Cal.

DistrictoftheCanalZone

D.C.Z.(TheD.C.Z.ceasedtoexiston3/31/1982)

DistrictofColorado

D.Colo.

DistrictofConnecticut

D.Conn.

DistrictofDelaware

D.Del.

DistrictofD.C.

D.D.C.

MiddleDistrictofFlorida
NorthernDistrictofFlorida
SouthernDistrictofFlorida

M.D.Fla.
N.D.Fla.
S.D.Fla.

MiddleDistrictofGeorgia
NorthernDistrictofGeorgia

M.D.Ga.
N.D.Ga.

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SouthernDistrictofGeorgia

S.D.Ga.

DistrictofGuam

D.Guam

DistrictofHawaii

D.Haw.

DistrictofIdaho

D.Idaho

CentralDistrictofIllinois

C.D.Ill.

NorthernDistrictofIllinois

N.D.Ill.

NorthernDistrictofIndiana

N.D.Ind.

SouthernDistrictofIndiana

S.D.Ind.

NorthernDistrictofIowa

N.D.Iowa

SouthernDistrictofIowa

S.D.Iowa

DistrictofKansas

D.Kan.

EasternDistrictofKentucky

E.D.Ky.

WesternDistrictofKentucky

W.D.Ky.

EasternDistrictofLouisiana

E.D.La.

MiddleDistrictofLouisiana
WesternDistrictofLouisiana

M.D.La.
W.D.La.

DistrictofMaine

D.Me.

DistrictofMaryland

D.Md.

DistrictofMassachusetts

D.Mass.

EasternDistrictofMichigan

E.D.Mich.

WesternDistrictofMichigan

W.D.Mich.

DistrictofMinnesota

D.Minn.

NorthernDistrictofMississippi

N.D.Miss.

SouthernDistrictofMississippi

S.D.Miss.

EasternDistrictofMissouri

E.D.Mo.

WesternDistrictofMissouri

W.D.Mo.

DistrictofMontana

D.Mont.

DistrictofNebraska

D.Neb.

DistrictofNevada

D.Nev.

DistrictofNewHampshire

D.N.H.

DistrictofNewJersey

D.N.J.

DistrictofNewMexico

D.N.M.

EasternDistrictofNewYork
NorthernDistrictofNewYork

E.D.N.Y.
N.D.N.Y.

SouthernDistrictofNewYork

S.D.N.Y.

WesternDistrictofNewYork

W.D.N.Y.

EasternDistrictofNorthCarolina

E.D.N.C.

MiddleDistrictofNorthCarolina

M.D.N.C.

WesternDistrictofNorthCarolina

W.D.N.C.

DistrictofNorthDakota

D.N.D.

DistrictoftheNorthernMarianaIslands

D.N.Mar.Is.

NorthernDistrictofOhio
SouthernDistrictofOhio

N.D.Ohio
S.D.Ohio

EasternDistrictofOklahoma
NorthernDistrictofOklahoma
WesternDistrictofOklahoma

E.D.Okla.
N.D.Okla.
W.D.Okla.

DistrictofOregon

D.Or.

EasternDistrictofPennsylvania
MiddleDistrictofPennsylvania
WesternDistrictofPennsylvania

E.D.Pa.
M.D.Pa.
W.D.Pa.

DistrictofPuertoRico

D.P.R.

DistrictofRhodeIsland

D.R.I.

DistrictofSouthCarolina

D.S.C.

DistrictofSouthDakota

D.S.D.

EasternDistrictofTennessee
MiddleDistrictofTennessee
WesternDistrictofTennessee

E.D.Tenn.
M.D.Tenn.
W.D.Tenn.

EasternDistrictofTexas
NorthernDistrictofTexas
SouthernDistrictofTexas
WesternDistrictofTexas

E.D.Tex.
N.D.Tex.
S.D.Tex.
W.D.Tex.

DistrictofUtah

D.Utah

DistrictofVermont

D.Vt.

EasternDistrictofVirginia
WesternDistrictofVirginia

E.D.Va.
W.D.Va.

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DistrictoftheVirginIslands

D.V.I.

EasternDistrictofWashington

E.D.Wash.

WesternDistrictofWashington

W.D.Wash.

NorthernDistrictofWestVirginia

N.D.W.Va.

SouthernDistrictofWestVirginia

S.D.W.Va.

EasternDistrictofWisconsin

E.D.Wis.

WesternDistrictofWisconsin

W.D.Wis.

DistrictofWyoming

D.Wyo.

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