United States Circuit Courts of Appeal

United States Circuit Courts of Appeal are the intermediate appellate level courts of the federal court system.  These courts are primarily organized by geography.  T There are eleven such Circuits.  By way of example, United States District Courts in Connecticut, New York, and Vermont are grouped together in the Second Circuit.  Appeals from these courts are directed to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

There are other United States Circuit Courts that hear special types of cases.