The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (in
case citation
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s, 11th Cir.) is a
federal appellate court over the following
U.S. district courts:
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Middle District of Alabama
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Northern District of Alabama
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Southern District of Alabama
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Middle District of Florida
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Northern District of Florida
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Southern District of Florida
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Middle District of Georgia
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Northern District of Georgia
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Southern District of Georgia
These districts were originally part of the
Fifth Circuit, but were split off to form the Eleventh Circuit on October 1, 1981. For this reason, Fifth Circuit decisions from before this split are considered binding precedent in the Eleventh Circuit.
Stein v. Reynolds Secs., Inc.
', 667 F.2d 33 (11th Cir. 1982).
The court is based at the
Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Building in
Atlanta
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, Georgia. The building is named for
Elbert Tuttle, who served as Chief Judge of the Fifth Circuit in the 1960s and was known for issuing decisions which advanced the civil rights of African-Americans.
The Eleventh Circuit is one of the 13
United States courts of appeals.
Current composition of the court
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List of former judges
Chief judges
Succession of seats
See also
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Courts of Georgia
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List of current United States circuit judges
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List of United States federal courthouses in the Eleventh Circuit
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List of United States federal courthouses in Alabama
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List of United States federal courthouses in Florida
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List of United States federal courthouses in Georgia
Notes
References
Citations
Sources
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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 CircuitRecent opinions from FindLaw* Courthouse map links:
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1981 establishments in the United States
Courts and tribunals established in 1981