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The 'United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit', known informally as the "D.C. Circuit", is the federal appellate court for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Appeals from the D.C. Circuit, as with all the U.S. Courts of Appeals, are heard on a discretionary basis by the Supreme Court. It should not be confused with the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, which is roughly equivalent to a state supreme court in the District of Columbia, or with the Federal Circuit, whose jurisdiction is limited only by subject matter.
While it has the smallest geographic jurisdiction of any of the United States courts of appeals, the D.C. Circuit, with twelve active judgeships, is arguably the most important inferior appellate court. The court is given the responsibility of directly reviewing the decisions and rulemaking of many federal agencies based in the national capital, often without prior hearing by a district court. Aside from the agencies whose statutes explicitly direct review by the D.C. Circuit, the court typically hears cases from other agencies under the more general jurisdiction granted to the Courts of Appeals under the Administrative Procedures Act. Given the broad areas over which federal agencies have power, this often gives the judges of the D.C. Circuit a central role in affecting national U.S. policy and law.
A judgeship on the D.C. Circuit is often thought of as a stepping-stone for appointment to the Supreme Court. Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg are alumni of the D.C. Circuit. In addition, the Reagan Administration put forth two failed nominees in 1987 from the D.C. Circuit: former Judge Robert Bork, who was rejected by the Senate, and current Chief Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg, who withdrew his nomination after it became known that he had used marijuana as a college student and professor in the 1960s and 1970s. Before the 1980s, Chief Justices Fred M. Vinson and Warren Burger, as well as Associate Justice Wiley Blount Rutledge, served on the D.C. Circuit before their elevations to the Supreme Court.
Unlike the Courts of Appeals for the other geographical districts where home-state senators have the privilege of holding up confirmation by the “blue slip” process, because the D.C. Circuit does not represent any state, confirmation of nominees is often procedurally and practically easier. However, in recent years, several nominees were stalled and some were ultimately not confirmed because senators claimed that the court had become larger than necessary to handle its caseload.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit meets at the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse, near Judiciary Square in downtown Washington, D.C.
As of Brett Kavanaugh's inauguration on June 1, 2006,[1] the judges on the court are:
★ On June 29, 2006, President George W. Bush nominated Peter Keisler to Seat 6 vacated by John Roberts.[2]
When Congress established this court in 1893 as the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, it had a Chief Justice, and the other judges were called Associate Justices, just like the Supreme Court. Just like the Supreme Court, the Chief Justiceship was a separate seat: the President would appoint the Chief Justice, and that person would stay Chief Justice until they left the court.
On June 25, 1948, 62 ''Stat.'' 869 and 62 ''Stat.'' 985 became law. These acts made the Chief Justice a Chief Judge. In 1954, another law, 68 ''Stat.'' 1245, clarified what was implicit in those laws: that the Chief Judgeship was not a mere renaming of the position but a change in its status that made it the same as the Chief Judge of other inferior courts.
The court has twelve seats for active judges. The seat that was originally the Chief Justiceship is numbered as Seat 1; the other seats are numbered in order of their creation. If seats were established simultaneously, they are numbered in the order in which they were filled. Judges who retire into senior status remain on the bench but leave their seat vacant. That seat is filled by the next circuit judge appointed by the President.
★ Federal judicial appointment history#DC Circuit
1. President Celebrates Judge's Swearing-In Deb Riechmann
2.
★ Standard Search
★
★ source for the duty station for Judge Williams
★ Instructions for Judicial Directory
★
★ source for the duty station for Judges Silberman and Buckley
★
★ data is current to 2002
★ U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
★
★ source for the state, lifetime, term of active judgeship, term of chief judgeship, term of senior judgeship, appointer, termination reason, and seat information
★ United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
★ Recent opinions from FindLaw
★ What Makes the DC Circuit so Different? A Historical View - Article by Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.
While it has the smallest geographic jurisdiction of any of the United States courts of appeals, the D.C. Circuit, with twelve active judgeships, is arguably the most important inferior appellate court. The court is given the responsibility of directly reviewing the decisions and rulemaking of many federal agencies based in the national capital, often without prior hearing by a district court. Aside from the agencies whose statutes explicitly direct review by the D.C. Circuit, the court typically hears cases from other agencies under the more general jurisdiction granted to the Courts of Appeals under the Administrative Procedures Act. Given the broad areas over which federal agencies have power, this often gives the judges of the D.C. Circuit a central role in affecting national U.S. policy and law.
A judgeship on the D.C. Circuit is often thought of as a stepping-stone for appointment to the Supreme Court. Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg are alumni of the D.C. Circuit. In addition, the Reagan Administration put forth two failed nominees in 1987 from the D.C. Circuit: former Judge Robert Bork, who was rejected by the Senate, and current Chief Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg, who withdrew his nomination after it became known that he had used marijuana as a college student and professor in the 1960s and 1970s. Before the 1980s, Chief Justices Fred M. Vinson and Warren Burger, as well as Associate Justice Wiley Blount Rutledge, served on the D.C. Circuit before their elevations to the Supreme Court.
Unlike the Courts of Appeals for the other geographical districts where home-state senators have the privilege of holding up confirmation by the “blue slip” process, because the D.C. Circuit does not represent any state, confirmation of nominees is often procedurally and practically easier. However, in recent years, several nominees were stalled and some were ultimately not confirmed because senators claimed that the court had become larger than necessary to handle its caseload.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit meets at the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse, near Judiciary Square in downtown Washington, D.C.
| Contents |
| Current composition of the court |
| Pending nominations |
| List of former judges |
| Chiefs |
| Succession of seats |
| See also |
| Notes |
| References |
| External links |
| Navigation |
Current composition of the court
As of Brett Kavanaugh's inauguration on June 1, 2006,[1] the judges on the court are:
Pending nominations
★ On June 29, 2006, President George W. Bush nominated Peter Keisler to Seat 6 vacated by John Roberts.[2]
List of former judges
Chiefs
When Congress established this court in 1893 as the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, it had a Chief Justice, and the other judges were called Associate Justices, just like the Supreme Court. Just like the Supreme Court, the Chief Justiceship was a separate seat: the President would appoint the Chief Justice, and that person would stay Chief Justice until they left the court.
On June 25, 1948, 62 ''Stat.'' 869 and 62 ''Stat.'' 985 became law. These acts made the Chief Justice a Chief Judge. In 1954, another law, 68 ''Stat.'' 1245, clarified what was implicit in those laws: that the Chief Judgeship was not a mere renaming of the position but a change in its status that made it the same as the Chief Judge of other inferior courts.
Succession of seats
The court has twelve seats for active judges. The seat that was originally the Chief Justiceship is numbered as Seat 1; the other seats are numbered in order of their creation. If seats were established simultaneously, they are numbered in the order in which they were filled. Judges who retire into senior status remain on the bench but leave their seat vacant. That seat is filled by the next circuit judge appointed by the President.
See also
★ Federal judicial appointment history#DC Circuit
Notes
1. President Celebrates Judge's Swearing-In Deb Riechmann
2.
References
★ Standard Search
★
★ source for the duty station for Judge Williams
★ Instructions for Judicial Directory
★
★ source for the duty station for Judges Silberman and Buckley
★
★ data is current to 2002
★ U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
★
★ source for the state, lifetime, term of active judgeship, term of chief judgeship, term of senior judgeship, appointer, termination reason, and seat information
External links
★ United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
★ Recent opinions from FindLaw
★ What Makes the DC Circuit so Different? A Historical View - Article by Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.
Navigation
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