Federal and State Court Structure

The name of each court links to a description of that court and/or its jurisdiction.

U.S. Supreme Court   U.S. Circuit Courts (13 Appellate Courts): 11 Regional plus DC Circuit (Map) Plus  U.S.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit U.S District Courts 94 Trial Courts Bankruptcy Courts Map

Ohio Supreme Court Ohio District Courts (12 Appellate Courts) Map     Trial Courts Common Pleas - ea. of 88 counties Municipal Courts

For more details see:

• USCourts.gov:  Federal Courts diagram;  Structure of the Federal Courts; Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts
• Ohio Supreme Court: Ohio Courts diagram, About the Ohio Judicial System
• American Court Systems Flowchart – University of Wisconsin
• Courts of Other States – National Center for State Courts – State Court Structure Charts; BNA's Directory of State and Federal Courts, Judges, and Clerks,  KF8700.A19 K56 2009 (Reference area).

Created for Cleveland Marshall College of Law Library Orientation, 2009

SA, 5/2009