United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:

• Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Alabama
• Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida
• Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Georgia

These districts were originally part of the Fifth Circuit, but were split off to form the Eleventh effective October 1, 1981. For this reason, Fifth Circuit decisions from before this split are considered binding precedent in the Eleventh Circuit. The court is based at the Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia. It is one of thirteen United States courts of appeals.

Contents 1 Current composition of the court 2 List of former judges 3 Chief judges 4 Succession of seats 5 Courthouse 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

Current composition of the court

As of 2006, the judges on the court are:

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^(a) Reassigned from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit pursuant to 94 Stat. 1994.

^(b) Recess appointment, confirmed by the Senate at a later date.

List of former judges

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^(a) Reassigned from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit pursuant to 94 Stat. 1994.

Chief judges

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Succession of seats

The court has twelve seats for active judges, numbered in order of their creation. If seats were established simultaneously, they are numbered in the order in which they were filled. Judges who retire into senior status remain on the bench but leave their seat vacant. That seat is filled by the next circuit judge appointed by the President.

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Courthouse

The court is based in the Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Building at 56 Forsyth Street, NW in Atlanta, Georgia. Designed and constructed in the Italian Renaissance Revival style, it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The four story granite building has a total area of 158,000 ft² (14,700 m²).

See also

• Federal judicial appointment history#Eleventh Circuit

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References

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  • primary but incomplete source for the duty stations
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  • secondary source for the duty stations
  • data is current to 2002
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  • source for the state, lifetime, term of active judgeship, term of chief judgeship, term of senior judgeship, appointer, termination reason, and seat information

External links

• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• Recent opinions from FindLaw
• Courthouse map links: Template:Coor dmsfr:Cour d'appel des États-Unis d'Amérique pour le onzième circuit