How many US federal district courts are there today?
Answer94 district courts
There is at least one federal district court for every state.
Source: Wikipedia - Federal judiciary of the United States (2024) en.wikipedia.org
Law · Facts & sources
Court facts & stats
4 sourced facts about the US court system, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
The basics
Going deeper
The federal courts of appeals are divided into how many circuits?
Answer13 circuits, 12 regional plus the Federal Circuit
Each circuit covers a group of states or a special subject-matter area.
Source: Wikipedia - Federal judiciary of the United States (2024) en.wikipedia.org
Expert level
About how many petitions asking the Supreme Court to hear a case are filed each year?
Answerabout 7,000 petitions
These are called petitions for a writ of certiorari.
Source: Wikipedia - Supreme Court of the United States (2024) en.wikipedia.org
About what share of those certiorari petitions does the Supreme Court actually agree to hear?
Answerless than 1%, about 80 cases a year
The vast majority of petitions are denied without comment.
Source: Wikipedia - Supreme Court of the United States (2024) en.wikipedia.org
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