11th Cir.

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11th Cir.
Stands forUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
CategoriesLaw & Legal

11th Cir. stands for United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, a court abbreviation.

Atlanta-based federal appeals court for Alabama, Florida and Georgia, created on October 1, 1981, by splitting the old Fifth Circuit. It handles heavy criminal, immigration and civil rights dockets from busy districts such as the Southern District of Florida and the Northern District of Georgia.

Example: Binding 11th Cir. precedent forecloses the defendant's challenge to the sentencing enhancement.

Usage notes

In Bonner v. City of Prichard (1981), its first en banc decision, the new court adopted as binding all Fifth Circuit decisions issued before the split, so pre-1981 Fifth Circuit cases remain precedent there. It sits in the Elbert P. Tuttle courthouse and has 12 authorized judgeships.

More court abbreviations

  • 10th Cir. – United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • 1st Cir. – United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • 2d Cir. – United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • 3d Cir. – United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • 4th Cir. – United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • 5th Cir. – United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • 6th Cir. – United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • 7th Cir. – United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • 8th Cir. – United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  • 9th Cir. – United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • AAG – Assistant attorney general
  • ADA – Assistant district attorney

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