THE STRUCTURE OF THE FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
U.S. District
Courts
94 District
Courts**
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
for the Armed Forces
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
For the Federal Circuit***
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
13 Circuits*
U.S. Court of
International
Trade
U.S. Court of
Federal
Claims
U.S. Court of
Veteran
Appeals
Army, Navy, Marine
Corps, Air Force,
and Coast Guard
Courts of Criminal
Appeals
* The regional Courts of Appeals also receive cases from a number of federal agencies. ** The 94 district courts include 3 territorial courts: Guam, Virgin Islands, and Northern Marina Islands.
*** The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit also receives cases from the International Trade Commission, the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Patent and Trademark Office, and the Board of Contract Appeals.