United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
(S.D. Fla.)
Location	Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. U.S. Courthouse (Miami) More locations C. Clyde Atkins U.S. Courthouse (Miami) James L. King Federal Justice Building (Miami) Fort Lauderdale West Palm Beach Fort Pierce Sidney M. Aronovitz United States Courthouse (Key West)
Appeals to	Eleventh Circuit
Established	February 23, 1847
Judges	18
Chief Judge	Cecilia Altonaga
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney	Markenzy Lapointe
U.S. Marshal	Gadyaces S. Serralta
www.flsd.uscourts.gov

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (in case citations, S.D. Fla. or S.D. Fl.) is the federal United States district court with territorial jurisdiction over the southern part of the state of Florida.^[1]

Appeals from cases brought in the Southern District of Florida are to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).