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The Courts of Appeals

13 courts just below the Supreme Court, each hearing appeals from the trial courts in its region

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Active judges only (not those in semi-retired “senior status”), as of October 12, 2026, from Wikipedia’s List of current United States circuit judges. Colors show the party of the President who appointed each judge. Below the appeals courts are 94 district courts (the trial courts), not shown here yet. Hover over any dot to see who it is. Map from us-atlas; Puerto Rico (1st Circuit), the Virgin Islands (3rd) and Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (9th) aren’t shown on it.