United States District Court for the District of Connecticut

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United States district court federal trial court

The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising under federal law within the state of Connecticut.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States district court → federal trial court →
abbreviation	D. Conn. →
appealsTo	United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit →
appellateCourt	United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit →
country	United States of America →
courtType	trial court →
established	1789 →
establishedBy	Judiciary Act of 1789 →
governingLaw	Title 28 of the United States Code →
handles	bankruptcy appeals → diversity jurisdiction cases → federal civil litigation → federal criminal prosecutions → federal question jurisdiction cases → habeas corpus petitions →
hasBuilding	Abraham A. Ribicoff Federal Building and Courthouse → Brien McMahon Federal Building and United States Courthouse → Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse →
hasClerkOffice	Bridgeport, Connecticut NERFINISHED → Hartford, Connecticut NERFINISHED → New Haven, Connecticut →
hasDivision	Bridgeport Division → Hartford Division → New Haven Division →
hasJudgeType	Article III judge → United States district judge → United States magistrate judge →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/ →
jurisdiction	State of Connecticut → civil cases arising under federal law → criminal cases arising under federal law → federal law →
language	English →
location	District of Connecticut →
partOf	United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit territory → United States District Court system → federal judiciary of the United States →
seat	Bridgeport, Connecticut NERFINISHED → Hartford, Connecticut NERFINISHED → New Haven, Connecticut →
state	Connecticut →
uses	Federal Rules of Civil Procedure → Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure → Federal Rules of Evidence →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit →	hasPrecedentAuthorityOver
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit →	reviewsCasesFrom