The Federal Courts' Organizational Structure

Under the Supreme Court there are the Appeals Courts. These consist of 12 Circuits + a special Appeals Court in the District of Columbia.

Under the Appeals Courts there are 94 District Courts. In addition, there are Agency quasi-courts and the Tax Court. At this level, there's also the U.S. Court of International Trade and the U.S. Claims Court.

At the bottom of the heap lies U.S. Magistrates and U.S. Bankruptcy Courts.

- From page 43.