Circuit Court
a United States next in rank to the United States Supreme Court. In 1920 there were nine circuits, each consisting of several States, and each is allotted to one of the nine justices of the Supreme Court, who must attend at least one term of court in each district of his circuit every two years. Courts may be held at same circuit. These courts formerly had the same time in different districts of the original jurisdiction, concurrently with or equity for more than $500 between those of the States, in civil suits in law citizens of different States, or where an alien is a party or the United States some in bankruptcy, and in some crimplaintiff, as well as in revenue cases and inal cases concerning persons denied citilate jurisdiction extended to admiralty zenship under State laws, or offenses late jurisdiction extended to admiralty aga cases, and some others. Since 1911 these ferred from the district courts, to patent cases, and some others. Since 1911 these an appellate jurisdiction. The judges courts, by an act of Congress, have only each circuit and the justices of the Su- Circuit Court of Appeals. The First Cir- New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Porto Rico. Second-Connecticut, New York, Vermont. Third-Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. Fourth-Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Virginia. Fifth-Alabama, Florida, Geor- gia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Canal preme Court for the circuit constitute a a, West Zone. Sixth-Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee. Seventh-Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin. Eighth-Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, North Oklahoma, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Missouri, Nebraska, Ne Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming.
Ninth-Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington.
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