United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

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Article III court United States court of appeals federal appellate court

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is a federal appellate court widely regarded as one of the most influential in the country, particularly in cases involving federal agencies and constitutional law.

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Label Occurrences
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit canonical 40
District of Columbia Circuit 7
D.C. Cir. 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Article III court ⓘ
United States court of appeals ⓘ
federal appellate court ⓘ
abbreviation United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: D.C. Cir.
appealsFrom United States District Court for the District of Columbia ⓘ
appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
appointedBy President of the United States ⓘ
authorizedBy United States Congress ⓘ
buildingCompleted E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse ⓘ
surface form: E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse completed in 1952
circuitNumber United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: D.C. Circuit
circuitType geographically small but nationally significant ⓘ
city Washington, D.C. ⓘ
considered one of the most influential federal appellate courts in the United States ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
established 1893 ⓘ
governingLaw Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ
handles appeals from decisions of federal agencies ⓘ
appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ⓘ
hasChiefJudge Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
hasClerk Clerk of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
hasNickname second most important court in the land ⓘ
hears appeals in major separation-of-powers disputes ⓘ
petitions for review of agency adjudications ⓘ
petitions for review of agency rulemakings ⓘ
judgesTerm life tenure ⓘ
jurisdiction District of Columbia ⓘ
federal administrative agencies ⓘ
knownFor cases involving constitutional law ⓘ
cases involving federal administrative agencies ⓘ
influence on federal regulatory law ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
level intermediate appellate court ⓘ
locatedIn Washington, D.C. ⓘ
numberOfJudgeships 11 ⓘ
originalName United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia
partOf United States courts of appeals ⓘ
federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ
region District of Columbia federal judicial circuit ⓘ
renamed United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit self-link ⓘ
renamedIn 1948 ⓘ
seat E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse ⓘ
subjectMatterSpecialty administrative law ⓘ
federal regulatory law ⓘ
separation of powers issues ⓘ
website https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov ⓘ

Referenced by (55)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States courts of appeals → includes → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
Cheney v. U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia → lowerCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
Shelby County v. Holder → hasLowerCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit → originalName → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit → renamed → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit self-link ⓘ
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit → circuitNumber → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: D.C. Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit → abbreviation → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: D.C. Cir.
John G. Roberts Jr. → employer → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
Antonin Scalia → appointedFrom → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
William Cranch → workLocation → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
this entity surface form: District of Columbia Circuit Court
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins → lowerCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
Judiciary of the District of Columbia → distinctFrom → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
Law of the District of Columbia → subjectToReviewBy → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse → houses → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
Merrick Garland (attended, transferred) → appointedTo → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
subject surface form: Merrick Garland
Merrick Garland (attended, transferred) → employer → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
subject surface form: Merrick Garland
United States District Court for the District of Columbia → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
United States District Court for the District of Columbia → governingCircuit → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
this entity surface form: District of Columbia Circuit
Washington, D.C. (administrative base via the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts) → hostsInstitution → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
subject surface form: Washington, D.C.
Federal Reporter → coversCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
Calvert Cliffs Coordinating Committee v. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission → hasCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
Calvert Cliffs Coordinating Committee v. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission → hasRegion → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
this entity surface form: District of Columbia Circuit
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. NRDC → lowerCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
Clerk of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit → partOf → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
Clerk of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit → jurisdiction → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
Clerk of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit → appointedBy → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP → originatedFrom → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP → remandedTo → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
District of Columbia federal judicial circuit → officialName → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
this entity surface form: District of Columbia Circuit
District of Columbia federal judicial circuit → shortName → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
this entity surface form: D.C. Circuit
District of Columbia federal judicial circuit → hasAppellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
District of Columbia federal judicial circuit → abbreviation → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
this entity surface form: D.C. Cir.
Clean Air Interstate Rule → court → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
Kavanaugh → memberOf → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
subject surface form: Brett M. Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh → employer → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
subject surface form: Brett M. Kavanaugh
Office of Independent Counsel → supervisedBy → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
this entity surface form: Special Division of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Brett → memberOf → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
subject surface form: Brett M. Kavanaugh
Brett → employer → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
subject surface form: Brett M. Kavanaugh
Judge Laurence Silberman → court → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
subject surface form: Laurence Silberman
Abner J. Mikva → appointed to office → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
E. Barrett Prettyman → memberOf → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
E. Barrett Prettyman → jurisdiction → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
this entity surface form: District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit building → occupant → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit building → jurisdictionServed → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
this entity surface form: District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit building → hasCourtroomFor → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit → partOf → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit → jurisdiction → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit → appliesToCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
Sri Srinivasan (as Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit) → employer → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ
subject surface form: Sri Srinivasan
Judith Ann Wilson Rogers → memberOf → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ