Federal Judicial Circuits

Federal Judicial Circuits in Maritime Law

Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.

The following is a definition of Federal Judicial Circuits, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: The thirteen federal judicial circuits of the United States are as follows:

Circuit Composition

District of Columbia District of Columbia

First Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island

Second Connecticut, New York, Vermont

Third Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virgin Islands

Fourth Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia

Fifth District of the Canal Zone, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas

Sixth Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee

Seventh Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin

Eighth Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota

Ninth Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Guam, Hawaii

Tenth Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming

Eleventh Alabama, Florida, Georgia

Federal All Federal judicial districts

(See 28 U.S. Code sect. 41)