Records of the United States Courts of Appeals
(Record Group 276)
Table of Contents
- 276.1 Administrative History
- 276.2 Records of the First Circuit (MA, ME, NH, RI, and Puerto Rico) 1891-1972
- 276.3 Records of the Second Circuit (CT, NY, and VT) 1891-1968
- 276.4 Records of the Third Circuit (DE, NJ, PA, and Virgin Islands)1891-1989
- 276.5 Records of the Fourth Circuit (MD, NC, SC, VA, and WV) 1891-1986
- 276.6 Records of the Fifth Circuit (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, and TX) 1891-1995
- 276.7 Records of the Sixth Circuit (KY, MI, OH, and TN)1891-1964
- 276.8 Records of the Seventh Circuit (IL, IN, and WI) 1891-1968
- 276.9 Records of the Eighth Circuit (AR, IA, MN, MO, ND, NE, and SD) 1891-1970
- 276.10 Records of the Ninth Circuit (AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands) 1892-1964
- 276.11 Records of the Tenth Circuit (CO, KS, NM, OK, UT, and WY) 1929-62
- 276.12 Records of the District of Columbia Circuit (DC) 1893-1967
- 276.13 Textual Records (General) 1893-1974
Established: As elements of the federal court system by an act of March 3, 1891 (26 Stat. 826), acquiring the appellate jurisdiction of the U.S. Circuit Courts, which had been established by the Judiciary Act of 1789 (1 Stat. 76), September 24, 1789. Initially consisted of nine courts (First-Ninth Circuits). The District of Columbia Circuit was established by an act of February 9, 1893 (27 Stat. 435), and the Tenth Circuit was formed from part of the Eighth Circuit by an act of February 28, 1929 (45 Stat. 1346). The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was established, effective October 1, 1982, by the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 25), April 2, 1982.
Predecessor Agencies: U.S. Circuit Courts (appellate jurisdiction only, 1789-1891)
Functions: Consider appeals in cases originally decided by federal trial courts. Review final and certain interlocutory decisions of district courts except where the law provides for direct review by the Supreme Court. Review orders of federal administrative bodies.
Finding Aids: Preliminary inventory in National Archives microfiche edition of preliminary inventories.Related Records:
Records of District Courts of the United States, RG 21.
Records of the United States Court of Claims, RG 123.
Records of the Supreme Court of the United States, RG 267.
Textual Records (in Boston): Case files, 1891-1972.
Textual Records (in New York): Case files, 1891-1968.
Textual Records (in Philadelphia): Dockets, minutes, opinions, and case files, 1891-1989. Correspondence relating to cases, 1969-72. Administrative records of the Circuit Executive, 1945-78, and records of the Judicial Conference, 1932-81.
Textual Records (in Philadelphia): Dockets, minutes, opinions, and case files, 1891-1986. Briefs, 1971-78.
Textual Records (in Fort Worth): Dockets, minutes, opinions, and case files, 1891-1990. Case files relating to George Rodan of the Branch Davidians, ca. 1994-95.
Textual Records (in Chicago): Case files, transcripts, and briefs, 1891-1964.
Textual Records (in Chicago): Dockets, minutes, opinions, and case files, 1891-1968.
Textual Records (in Kansas City): Dockets, minutes, briefs, opinions, fee books, and case files, 1891-1970.
Related Records: Record copies of publications of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Judicial Circuit in RG 287,Publications of the U.S. Government.
Textual Records (in San Francisco): Case files and minutes, 1892-1964.
Textual Records (in Denver): Correspondence and case files, 1929-62.
Textual Records: Records relating to general docket cases, consisting of transcripts of record, 1893-1958 (980 ft.); case files, 1893-1953; briefs, 1893-1967 (525 ft.); and opinions, 1893-1958. Original docket case files, 1893-1961. Miscellaneous docket case files, 1941-63. Court minutes and briefs, 1938-62. Mandates,1895-1965. Attorney's files, 1921-57. Records relating to patent appeal docket cases, consisting of transcripts of record, 1893-1929 (190 ft.); case files, 1893-1928; and briefs, 1893-1927 (204 ft.).
General appellate jurisdiction docket books, 1893-1974.
Bibliographic note: Web version based on Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States. Compiled by Robert B. Matchette et al. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1995.
3 volumes, 2428 pages.
This Web version is updated from time to time to include records processed since 1995.