3. There are 94 United States District Courts, including courts for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.

4. There are three district courts in Georgia. There are three district courts in Georgia. There are the Northern, Southern, and Middle districts.There are the Northern, Southern, and Middle districts.

7. The Northern District of Georgia is made up of forty- six counties. Atlanta Division: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Rockdale Gainesville Division: Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Habersham, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, Pickens, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White Newnan Division: Carroll, Coweta, Fayette, Haralson, Heard, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup Rome Division: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker, Whitfield

8. The four divisions of the Northern District Court of Georgia are Atlanta, Rome, Gainesville, and Newnan.

10. There are 94 U.S. Bankruptcy Courts that handle bankruptcy matters. Most Bankruptcy cases are filed as Chapters 7, 11, and 13.

11. The United States Tax Court is a court that hears disputes on tax deficiencies determined by the Commissioner on Internal Revenue prior to payment of the disputed amount.

12. Tax court trials are conducted by a single judge and without a jury, but tax payers are allowed to represent themselves or have a lawyer.

13. These courts rule on disputes in U.S. territories across the globe.

16. The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans’ Claims was established in 1988, and in 1999 the name of the court was changed to the name it holds today.

17. The Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Veterans’ Appeals is William P. Greene, Jr.

19. The U.S. Court of Federal Claims is composed of 16 judges appointed for 15- year terms by the President and approved by the Senate.

20. The U.S. Court of Federal Claims was formerly known as the Court of Claims. The U.S. Court of Federal Claims was recreated by the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982.

22. The U.S. Court of International Trade was created by the Custom Courts Act of 1980. The act renamed the U.S. Customs court and expanded its jurisdiction to include international trade issues as well as its former customs duties.

25. The U.S. Court of Military Appeals has worldwide jurisdiction over all active duty military personnel as well as over civilians subjected to the Uniformed Code of Military Justice.

26. The Court is composed of five civilian judges appointed to 15-year terms by the President and approved by the Senate.

27. Established in 1982.

28. The court was created in 1982 by merging the U.S. Court of Claims and the US Court of Customs and Patent Appeals together.

29. The court hears appeals from three different branches.

30. The three branches the court hears appeals from are : The U.S. Court of Federal Claims TheThe U.S. Court of International Trade U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals

32. The court also hears appeals from other people and organizations, too.

33. The court has 12 justices that are appointed for life by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

34. The court is located in Washington, D.C.

37. There are 12 United States Court of Appeals, which are fed by the District Courts, Territorial courts, D.C. courts, U.S. Tax courts and appeals from federal regulatory agencies.

38. The Eleventh Circuit of the U.S. Courts of Appeals is located in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama.

39. Appeals Court Symbols

41. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States. Over 8,000 petitions are sent to the court each of its terms, which last from October to October.

42. The court has jurisdiction over all cases involving: two statestwo states the United States the United States between a state and a citizen of another statebetween a state and a citizen of another state all cases involving ambassadorsall cases involving ambassadors any cases involving maritime jurisdiction.any cases involving maritime jurisdiction.

43. The Supreme Court’s ruling can only be changed by a constitutional amendment.

44. The some of the court’s landmark decisions have been received with huge amounts of publicity, among them Roe v. Wade.

45. In Roe v. Wade, the court ruled that abortion was legal and that no state could outlaw any abortion. ABORTION

46. The court ruled that the laws violated the due process clause of the 14 th amendment. The court also ruled the same way in Roe v. Wade’s companion case, Doe v. Bolton.

48. John G. Roberts 17 th Chief Justice of the United States 17 th Chief Justice of the United States Head of the Supreme CourtHead of the Supreme Court Served since 2005Served since 2005 Appointed by President George W. BushAppointed by President George W. Bush

49. John Paul Stevens Associate Justice of the United States Supreme CourtAssociate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Served since 1975Served since 1975 Appointed by President FordAppointed by President Ford

50. Antonin Scalia Associate Justice of the United States Supreme CourtAssociate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Served since 1986Served since 1986 Appointed by President ReaganAppointed by President Reagan

51. Anthony M. Kennedy Associate Justice of the United States Supreme CourtAssociate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Served since 1988Served since 1988 Appointed by President ReaganAppointed by President Reagan

52. Davis Hackett Souter Associate Justice of the United States Supreme CourtAssociate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Served since 1990Served since 1990 Appointed by President George BushAppointed by President George Bush

53. Clarence Thomas Associate Justice of the United States Supreme CourtAssociate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Served since 1991Served since 1991 Appointed by President George BushAppointed by President George Bush

54. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Associate Justice of the United States Supreme CourtAssociate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Served since 1993Served since 1993 Appointed by President ClintonAppointed by President Clinton

55. Steven G. Breyer Associate Justice of the United States Supreme CourtAssociate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Served since 1994Served since 1994 Appointed by President ClintonAppointed by President Clinton

56. Samuel Alito, Jr. Associate Justice of the United States Supreme CourtAssociate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Served since 2006Served since 2006 Appointed by President George W. BushAppointed by President George W. Bush

58. First African American appointed to the Supreme Court

59. Thurgood Marshall was born on July 2, 1908 in Baltimore, Maryland.Thurgood Marshall was born on July 2, 1908 in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Howard University Law School in 1933.He attended Howard University Law School in 1933. Thurgood became Chief Counsel for the NAACP in 1934.Thurgood became Chief Counsel for the NAACP in 1934. Among his key cases was Brown v. Board of EducationAmong his key cases was Brown v. Board of Education

60. Thurgood Marshall was appointed to the Second Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals by John Kennedy in the year 1950.Thurgood Marshall was appointed to the Second Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals by John Kennedy in the year 1950. During this time, none of Thurgood’s 98 majority decisions were ever turned over by the Supreme Court.During this time, none of Thurgood’s 98 majority decisions were ever turned over by the Supreme Court.

61. He was appointed Solicitor General by Lyndon Johnson in 1965.He was appointed Solicitor General by Lyndon Johnson in 1965. He won 14 of the 19 cases he argued before the Supreme Court.He won 14 of the 19 cases he argued before the Supreme Court.

62. In 1967, Thurgood Marshall was appointed to the Supreme Court.In 1967, Thurgood Marshall was appointed to the Supreme Court. He died on January 24, 1993 as a retired Associate Judge.He died on January 24, 1993 as a retired Associate Judge.

63. First Supreme Court Chief Justice

64. John Jay was born on December 12, 1745 in New York City. John Jay was born on December 12, 1745 in New York City. He attended the prestigious King’s College and graduated at the age of 19 in the year 1764.He attended the prestigious King’s College and graduated at the age of 19 in the year 1764. He attended the Continental Congress, but left rather than sign the Declaration of Independence.He attended the Continental Congress, but left rather than sign the Declaration of Independence.

65. John Jay drafted the state of New York’s constitution in 1977. John Jay drafted the state of New York’s constitution in 1977. He served as the state’s first Supreme Court Chief Justice.He served as the state’s first Supreme Court Chief Justice. He was voted the President of the Continental Congress in 1778.He was voted the President of the Continental Congress in 1778.

66. John Jay was appointed the first Supreme Court Chief Justice on September 24, 1789.John Jay was appointed the first Supreme Court Chief Justice on September 24, 1789. He was forced to retire from the Court in 1795 because he was elected Governor of New York.He was forced to retire from the Court in 1795 because he was elected Governor of New York. He died on May 17, 1829 in his home, surviving several of his children and his wife.He died on May 17, 1829 in his home, surviving several of his children and his wife.

68. There have been two women on the Supreme Court, Sandra Day O’ Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Both served on the Court at the same time, until O’Connor retired in January 2006. O’ConnorGinsburg

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