United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
| United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
|---|---|
| (10th Cir.) | |
| Location | Byron White U.S. Courthouse |
| Appeals from | |
| Established | March 28, 1929 |
| Judges | 12 |
| Circuit Justice | Neil Gorsuch |
| Chief Judge | Jerome Holmes |
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (in case citations, 10th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:
- District of Colorado
- District of Kansas
- District of New Mexico
- Eastern District of Oklahoma
- Northern District of Oklahoma
- Western District of Oklahoma
- District of Utah
- District of Wyoming
Although the 37th United States Congress passed the Tenth Circuit Act of 1863, the circuit ceased to exist after six years due to the Judiciary Act of 1869. These districts were part of the Eighth Circuit until 1929. The court is composed of nineteen active judges and is based at the Byron White U.S. Courthouse in Denver, Colorado. It is one of thirteen United States courts of appeals and has jurisdiction over 560,625 square miles, or roughly one seventh of the country's land mass.