United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
(9th Cir.)
Location	James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals Building (San Francisco, California) More locations William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse (Seattle, Washington) Pioneer Courthouse (Portland, Oregon) Richard H. Chambers U.S. Court of Appeals (Pasadena, California)
Appeals from	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 District of Guam District of the Northern Mariana Islands
Established	March 3, 1891
Judges	29
Circuit Justice	Elena Kagan
Chief Judge	Sidney R. Thomas
www.ca9.uscourts.gov

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (in case citations, 9th Cir.) is the largest of the 13 appeals courts in the United States's federal court system. It hears cases from federal trials courts in nine western states and two Pacific Island jurisdictions.^[1]

1. ↑ "United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit". UScourts.gov. Retrieved 30 March 2016.