Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Court was established in 1891 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. The court holds appellate jurisdiction over courts in the following districts:
- 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
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- District of Oregon
- Eastern District of Washington
- Western District of Washington
The court also has jurisdiction over the territorial courts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. The Ninth Circuit is the largest of the circuit courts. To learn more about the history of the Ninth Circuit, visit the Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society.
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Recent Decisions From the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date: May 3, 2024
Docket Number: 21-55038
Justia Opinion Summary: A man named Douglas Bradford was convicted of first-degree murder in a "cold case" that was solved 35 years after the crime occurred. The case was based entirely on circumstantial evidence. The trial judge excluded…
Date: May 3, 2024
Docket Number: 22-16711
Justia Opinion Summary: A group of retirement and pension funds filed a consolidated putative securities class action against PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (collectively, PG&E) and some of its current and former officers,…
Date: May 2, 2024
Docket Number: 22-35759
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