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California is the 9th circuit.
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Who was assigned responsibility for the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit?
Justice Samuel Alito has responsibility for both the Eighth and Third Circuits.Allotment as of September 2010For the District of Columbia Circuit, John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice,For the First Circuit, Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice,For the Second Circuit, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice,For the Third Circuit, Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Associate Justice,For the Fourth Circuit, John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice,For the Fifth Circuit, Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice,For the Sixth Circuit, Elena Kagan, Associate Justice,For the Seventh Circuit, Elena Kagan, Associate Justice,For the Eighth Circuit, Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Associate Justice,For the Ninth Circuit, Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice,For the Tenth Circuit, Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice,For the Eleventh Circuit, Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice,For the Federal Circuit, John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice.
What is the term for a judge in the circuit court?
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals judges are appointed for life and can only be removed via impeachment.
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Is one Supreme Court justice assigned as Circuit Court justice for each of the Circuit Courts in the US?
Yes, each Justice is assigned one or more Circuits over which he or she is responsible for emergency petitions and certain other administrative duties. The Supreme Court of the United States website (see Related Links, below) publishes a new list whenever the assignments change.The list as of September 28, 2010, is posted below.ALLOTMENT ORDERIt is ordered that the following allotment be made of the Chief Justice and the Associate Justices of this Court among the circuits, pursuant to Title 28, United States Code, Section 42 and that such allotment be entered of record, effective September 28, 2010.For the District of Columbia Circuit, John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice,For the First Circuit, Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice,For the Second Circuit, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice,For the Third Circuit, Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Associate Justice,For the Fourth Circuit, John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice,For the Fifth Circuit, Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice,For the Sixth Circuit, Elena Kagan, Associate Justice,For the Seventh Circuit, Elena Kagan, Associate Justice,For the Eighth Circuit, Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Associate Justice,For the Ninth Circuit, Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice,For the Tenth Circuit, Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice,For the Eleventh Circuit, Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice,For the Federal Circuit, John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice.[Updated: May 6, 2011]
Which court is HIGHER district or circuit?
In the Federal court system, the district courts are the "lowest" courts. Cases usually start in district court and are decided there. The circuit courts are courts of appeal. That means that you can appeal a district court's ruling to the circuit court (and then to the Supreme Court, if you still don't like the ruling). In that sense, the circuit courts are "higher" than the district courts.
