9th Cir.
Law & Legal abbreviation · Court
| Stands for | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
|---|---|
| Categories | Law & Legal |
9th Cir. stands for United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, a court abbreviation.
Largest federal appellate court, covering California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. With 29 authorized judgeships, it sits mainly in San Francisco, Pasadena, Seattle and Portland and decides many technology, immigration, environmental and copyright appeals.
Example: The tech company lost at the 9th Cir., which held that the data-scraping claim could proceed.
Usage notes
Because the full court is so large, it rehears cases en banc with a limited panel of 11 judges rather than every active judge. Lawmakers have periodically proposed splitting it. Its headquarters is the James R. Browning courthouse in San Francisco. Bluebook form: "(9th Cir. 2021)".
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