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The US Courts of Appeals Circuit Courts have appellate jurisdiction over cases appealed from US District Courts within their geographical territory (they hear appeals of cases tried in US District Courts).

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Review and rule on cases referred to them from the US District Courts under their jurisdiction.

Another name for US Court of Appeals is circuit courts.

Circuit Court

ANSWER: The United States court of appeals, (otherwise known as circuit courts) are a part of the federal court system and serve as intermediate courts. These court of appeals handle cases that have appealed their case after losing in the district court and go to that court of appeals within the jurisdiction of that federal judicial circuit or in some cases these courts will handle such cases that have been assigned by other federal courts or administrative agencies. Besides the thirteen United States court of appeals there is also Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces which handles court martial cases. Of the U.S. court of appeals there are eleven numbered circuits such as the 6th circuit court of appeals or the 9th circuit court of appeals. The remaining two of those thirteen circuit courts are the Federal Circuit and the D.C. Circuit court of appeals.