The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States of America. It has ultimate (and largely discretionary) appellate jurisdiction over all federal and state court cases that involve a point of federal law.

The Court holds the power of judicial review, the ability to invalidate a statute for violating a provision of the Constitution. It is also able to strike down presidential directives for violating either the Constitution or statutory law. However, it may act only within the context of a case in an area of law over which it has jurisdiction.

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit  is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:

District of Maine – District of Massachusetts – District of New Hampshire – District of Puerto Rico – District of Rhode Island

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit  is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals.  The court has appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:

District of Connecticut – Eastern District of New York – Northern District of New York – Southern District of New York – Western District of New York – District of Vermont

he United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts for the following districts:

District of Delaware – District of New Jersey – Eastern District of Pennsylvania – Middle District of Pennsylvania – Western District of Pennsylvania

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (in case citations, 4th Cir.) is a federal court located in Richmond, Virginia, with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:

District of Maryland – Eastern District of North Carolina – Middle District of North Carolina – Western District of North Carolina – District of South Carolina – Eastern District of Virginia – Western District of Virginia – Northern District of West Virginia – Southern District of West Virginia

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (in case citations, 5th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following federal judicial districts:

Eastern District of Louisiana – Middle District of Louisiana – Western District of Louisiana – Northern District of Mississippi – Southern District of Mississippi – Eastern District of Texas – Northern District of Texas – Southern District of Texas – Western District of Texas

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:

Eastern District of Kentucky – Western District of Kentucky – Eastern District of Michigan – Western District of Michigan – Northern District of Ohio – Southern District of Ohio – Eastern District of Tennessee – Middle District of Tennessee – Western District of Tennessee

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is the U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the courts in the following districts:

Central District of Illinois – Northern District of Illinois – Southern District of Illinois – Northern District of Indiana – Southern District of Indiana – Eastern District of Wisconsin – Western District of Wisconsin

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is a United States federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States district courts:

Eastern District of Arkansas – Western District of Arkansas – Northern District of Iowa – Southern District of Iowa – District of Minnesota – Eastern District of Missouri – Western District of Missouri – District of Nebraska – District of North Dakota – District of South Dakota

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a federal court of appeals that has appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:

District of Alaska – District of Arizona – Central District of California – Eastern District of California – Northern District of California – Southern District of California – District of Hawaii – District of Idaho – District of Montana – District of Nevada – District of Oregon – Eastern District of Washington – Western District of Washington

The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:

District of Colorado – District of Kansas – District of New Mexico – Eastern District of Oklahoma – Northern District of Oklahoma – Western District of Oklahoma – District of Utah – District of Wyoming

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:

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