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Federal Court Abbreviations

19 Oct, 2023 Frank Ferreri

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Now that you know what our state court abbreviations are, it's time to get the 4-1-1 on the federal side of things.

United States Supreme Court

CourtAbbreviation
United States Supreme Court                           U.S. (or no abbreviation if "U.S." is in the citation, e.g., N.Y. Cent. R.R. v. White, 243 U.S. 188 (1917))                                       

United States Court of Appeals

Court                  Abbreviation                  
First Circuit                                                            1st Cir.
Second Circuit2d Cir.
Third Circuit3d Cir.
Fourth Circuit4th Cir.
Fifth Circuit5th Cir.
Sixth Circuit6th Cir.
Seventh Circuit7th Cir.
Eighth Circuit8th Cir.
Ninth Circuit9th Cir.
Tenth Circuit10th Cir.
Eleventh Circuit                     11th Cir.
D.C. CircuitD.C. Cir.
Federal CircuitFed. Cir.

United States District Courts

Court                                    Abbreviations
Middle District of Alabama                                 M.D. Ala.
Northern District of AlabamaN.D. Ala.
Southern District of AlabamaS.D. Ala.
  
District of AlaskaD. Alaska
  
District of ArizonaD. Ariz.
  
Eastern District of ArkansasE.D. Ark.
Western District of ArkansasW.D. Ark.
  
Central District of CaliforniaC.D. Cal.
Eastern District of CaliforniaE.D. Cal.
Northern District of CaliforniaN.D. Cal.
Southern District of CaliforniaS.D. Cal.
  
District of ColoradoD. Colo.
  
District of ConnecticutD. Conn.
  
District of DelawareD. Del.
  
District of District of ColumbiaD.D.C.
  
Middle District of FloridaM.D. Fla.
Northern District of FloridaN.D. Fla.
Southern District of FloridaS.D. Fla.
  
Middle District of GeorgiaM.D. Ga.
Northern District of GeorgiaN.D. Ga.
Southern District of GeorgiaS.D. Ga.
  
District of HawaiiD. Haw.
  
District of IdahoD. Idaho
  
Central District of IllinoisC.D. Ill.
Northern District of IllinoisN.D. Ill.
  
Northern District of IndianaN.D. Ind.
Southern District of IndianaS.D. Ind.
  
Northern District of IowaN.D. Iowa
Southern District of IowaS.D. Iowa
  
District of KansasD. Kan.
  
Eastern District of KentuckyE.D. Ky.
Western District of KentuckyW.D. Ky.
  
Eastern District of LouisianaE.D. La.
Middle District of LouisianaM.D. La.
Western District of LouisianaW.D. La.
  
District of MaineD. Me.
  
District of MarylandD. Md.
  
District of MassachusettsD. Mass.
  
Eastern District of MichiganE.D. Mich.
Western District of MichiganW.D. Mich.
  
District of MinnesotaD. Minn.
  
Northern District of MississippiN.D. Miss.
Southern District of MississippiS.D. Miss.
  
Eastern District of MissouriE.D. Mo.
Western District of MissouriW.D. Mo.
  
District of MontanaD. Mont.
  
District of NebraskaD. Neb.
  
District of NevadaD. Nev.
  
District of New HampshireD.N.H.
  
District of New JerseyD.N.J.
  
District of New MexicoD.N.M.
  
Eastern District of New YorkE.D.N.Y.
Northern District of New YorkN.D.N.Y.
Southern District of New YorkS.D.N.Y.
Western District of New YorkW.D.N.Y.
  
Eastern District of North CarolinaE.D.N.C.
Middle District of North CarolinaM.D.N.C.
Western District of North CarolinaW.D.N.C.
  
District of North DakotaD.N.D.
  
Northern District of OhioN.D. Ohio
Southern District of OhioS.D. Ohio
  
Eastern District of OklahomaE.D. Okla.
Northern District of OklahomaN.D. Okla.
Western District of OklahomaW.D. Okla.
  
District of OregonD. Or.
  
Eastern District of PennsylvaniaE.D. Pa.
Middle District of PennsylvaniaM.D. Pa.
Western District of PennsylvaniaW.D. Pa.
  
District of Puerto RicoD.P.R.
  
District of Rhode IslandD.R.I.
  
District of South CarolinaD.S.C.
  
District of South DakotaD.S.D.
  
Eastern District of TennesseeE.D. Tenn.
Middle District of TennesseeM.D. Tenn.
Western District of TennesseeW.D. Tenn.
  
Eastern District of TexasE.D. Tex.
Northern District of TexasN.D. Tex.
Southern District of TexasS.D. Tex.
Western District of TexasW.D. Tex.
  
District of UtahD. Utah
  
District of VermontD. Vt.
  
Eastern District of VirginiaE.D. Va.
Western District of VirginiaW.D. Va.
  
Eastern District of WashingtonE.D. Wash.
Western District of WashingtonW.D. Wash.
  
Northern District of West VirginiaN.D. W. Va.
Southern District of West VirginiaS.D. W. Va.
  
Eastern District of WisconsinE.D. Wis.
Western District of WisconsinW.D. Wis.
  
District of WyomingD. Wyo.

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