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United States Fourth Circuit. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following states and territories: Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina. Court of Appeals The 94 U. Supreme Court U. A vacancy in the office of chief judge is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges.
The chief judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70, whichever occurs first. A statutory change in the s created the seven-year term. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position. Unlike the chief justice of the United States, a chief judge returns to active service after the expiration of his or her term and does not create a vacancy on the bench by the fact of his or her promotion.
For more information on former judges, see former federal judges of the Fourth Circuit. The Fourth Circuit has appellate jurisdiction over cases heard in one of its subsidiary districts. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law. The court hears appeals from the United States district courts in:. This section contains court management statistics dating back to It was last updated in June Click [show] below for more information on caseload terms and definitions.
In , a judgeship was created for each of the existing nine circuits allowing the circuit court to hear cases without a justice. The Fourth Circuit was created by the Evarts Act of The court served as a trial and appeals court until when its original jurisdiction was removed by the Judicial Code of and it became solely an appellate court.
The following table highlights the development of judicial posts for the Fourth Circuit: [4]. Of those, it reversed a lower court decision times In that time period, SCOTUS has decided 51 cases originating from the Fourth Circuit, affirming in 21 cases and reversing in 30 cases, for a reversal rate of At the end of the term , the Fourth Circuit had the second-lowest reversal rate of the 13 federal circuit courts of appeal.
Below is the total data ranging from to present listed by the circuit where the case originated. It also contains data from state courts, U. The following are noteworthy cases heard before this court. To suggest cases we should cover here, email us. To read opinions published by this court, click here.
Judge Henry Floyd wrote the opinion affirming the Eastern District of Virginia 's ruling that found a ban on same-sex marriages to be unconstitutional. Judge Roger Gregory joined the majority opinion and Paul Niemeyer wrote the dissent. The majority found that the law violated the Fourteenth Amendment 's due process and equal protection clauses.
Judge Floyd wrote in conclusion:. In dissent, Judge Paul Niemeyer wrote that the United States Constitution did not explicitly define a fundamental right for same-sex marriages, so the issue should be left to the states to decide.
He wrote:. In the underlying case, Bouchat, an amateur artist, proposed a new logo for the Ravens after the team moved to Baltimore in The Ravens then presented a logo that Bouchat said was similar to the one he had suggested. Bouchat obtained a copyright on his original drawing and filed suit, ultimately winning the case but without damages awarded. Several years later, the Ravens again changed the team logo, but Bouchat alleged infringement once more, and attempted to prevent the team and the NFL from using its previous "Flying B" logo in documentary films and photographs.
The district court found that the defendants' use was fair. Judge Wilkinson, writing for the majority, affirmed the lower court's decision, noting that the use of Bouchat's copyrighted work was transformative i. Wilkinson further stated:. The use of the Ravens logo, as negligible and incidental as it was, failed to rise to the level of "the type of commercial use frowned upon" by copyright law.
Bouchat was not awarded any damages. On December 16, , a three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit, composed of Chief Judge William Traxler and Judges Stephanie Thacker and Robert King , found that members of Occupy Columbia who were arrested in November of for supposed violations of state curfew may file suit against various state officials.
In the underlying case, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley R enforced a curfew restriction against members of Occupy Columbia, a group that initiated hour per day protests on the grounds of the State House for one month's time.
On November 16, , Governor Haley directed police officers to remove Occupy Columbia members who remained on the grounds after p. Nineteen protesters were arrested, 14 of whom later filed suit alongside Occupy Columbia arguing that their First Amendment rights were violated and seeking injunctive relief and damages.
The government officials filed a motion to dismiss, which the district trial court granted in part and denied in part, rejecting their claims of qualified immunity. Judge Thacker, writing for the majority, affirmed the lower court's decision, noting that because the protesters alleged a clear violation of their constitutional rights, a qualified immunity defense would not stand. Thacker further stated:. The court found that because Occupy Columbia's First Amendment right to assemble peacefully was infringed upon, the government officials named in the suit, including Governor Haley, were to remain as defendants.
This section focuses on cases the U. Supreme Court heard that originated in this court. The following cases were scheduled for argument before the U. Supreme Court during the term. The Fourth Circuit is housed in the Lewis F. Powell, Jr. United States Courthouse in Richmond, Virginia.
It was built in the Italianate style, popular in the mid-to-late nineteenth century. The building was designed by Ammi B. Young, the Supervising Architect of the United States Treasury Department and used iron beams and girders, a new concept in The main materials used in the construction of the building are steel, granite, and limestone.
Additions to the building were added in , and When Richmond was named the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War, the courthouse was used as offices for Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The courthouse was one of two buildings to survive in historic Richmond after the city was burned to the ground by the Confederate Army at the end of the war. After the Civil War, Davis was indicted for treason on the third floor of the building but was granted amnesty.
The courthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in The Post Office had left the building by leaving the building to function solely in a judicial role.
The United States courts of appeals or circuit courts are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal courts. The court of appeals was originally created in and has grown to include thirteen courts.
A court of appeals decides appeals from any of the district courts that are in its federal judicial circuit. The appeals courts also can hear appeals from some administrative agencies.
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