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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (in case citations, 4th Cir.) is a federal court located in Richmond, Virginia, with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: District of Maryland; Eastern District of North Carolina; Middle District of North Carolina; Western District of North Carolina
When the courts of appeals were created in 1891, one was created for each of the nine circuits then existing, and each court was named the "United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the _____ Circuit". When a court of appeals was created for the District of Columbia in 1893, it was named the "Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia", and ...
In May 2021, Heytens was named as a possible nominee for the upcoming vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. [5] On June 30, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Heytens to serve as a United States circuit judge for the Fourth Circuit. [2] On July 13, 2021, his nomination was sent to the Senate.
The stay issued Monday by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond comes after Congress passed legislation last month requiring all necessary permits be issued for construction of the Mountain ...
James Harvie Wilkinson III (born September 29, 1944) is an American jurist who serves as a United States circuit judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. His name has been raised at several junctures in the past as a possible nominee to the United States Supreme Court.
U.S. Circuit Judge James Wynn, an appointee of Democratic former President Barack Obama on the Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, disclosed his decision in a letter to ...
The thirteenth is the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit which has nationwide jurisdiction over appeals of certain, specific subject matter, for example, patent law. Congress has authorized 179 judgeships, [ 1 ] though the total number of judges will be higher than 179 because of some judges electing senior status.
Monday, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., heard 90 minutes of arguments. Justices presiding were Toby Heytens, Paul Niemeyer and Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.