United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, making it one of the key intermediate courts in the U.S. judiciary.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Article III court
United States court of appeals
federal appellate court
abbreviation United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit self-linksurface differs
surface form: 5th Cir.
alsoKnownAs United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
surface form: Fifth Circuit
appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
appointedBy President of the United States
circuitIncludes Louisiana
surface form: state of Louisiana

The Magnolia State
surface form: state of Mississippi

Texas
surface form: state of Texas
circuitNumber 5
country United States of America
courtType administrative
civil
criminal
establishedBy United States Congress
governingLaw Title 28 of the United States Code
hasHigherCourt Supreme Court of the United States
hasLifeTenureJudges true
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/
hasPrecedentialAuthorityOver federal district courts in Louisiana
federal district courts in Mississippi
federal district courts in Texas
hearsAppealsFrom federal district courts
hearsAppealsOn constitutional law issues
diversity jurisdiction cases
federal administrative agency decisions
federal law issues
judgesConfirmedBy United States Senate
jurisdiction Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
languageOfProceedings English
legalSystem common law
levelOfCourt intermediate appellate court
locatedIn New Orleans
surface form: New Orleans, Louisiana
partOf federal judiciary of the United States
reviewsCasesFrom United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
seatedAt John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building

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Lubbock Division of the Northern District of Texas higherCourt United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Amarillo Division of the Northern District of Texas higherCourt United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Amarillo Division of the Northern District of Texas belongsToCircuit United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
this entity surface form: Fifth Circuit
Assistant United States Attorneys in the Northern District of Texas appearsIn United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
19-840 lowerCourt United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit