United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit information
Current United States federal appellate court
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
(11th Cir.)
Location
Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Building
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Appeals from
Middle District of Alabama
Northern District of Alabama
Southern District of Alabama
Middle District of Florida
Northern District of Florida
Southern District of Florida
Middle District of Georgia
Northern District of Georgia
Southern District of Georgia
Established
October 1, 1981
Judges
12
Circuit Justice
Clarence Thomas
Chief Judge
William H. Pryor Jr.
ca11.uscourts.gov
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (in case citations, 11th Cir.) is a federal appellate court over the following U.S. district courts:
Middle District of Alabama
Northern District of Alabama
Southern District of Alabama
Middle District of Florida
Northern District of Florida
Southern District of Florida
Middle District of Georgia
Northern District of Georgia
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.[1] For this reason, Fifth Circuit decisions from before this split are considered binding precedent in the Eleventh Circuit.[2][3]
The court is based at the Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, 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 thirteen United States courts of appeals.
^Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1980, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 96–452, 94 Stat. 1994, enacted October 14, 1980
^Bonner v. City of Prichard, 661 F.2d 1206 (11th Cir. 1981).
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