The Superior Court of the District of Columbia,commonly referred to as DC Superior Court,is the trial court for the District of Columbia,in the United States. It hears cases involving criminal and civil law,as well as family court,landlord and tenant,probate,tax and driving violations. All appeals of Superior Court decisions go to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
The United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is a federal court of record that was established under Article I of the United States Constitution,and is thus referred to as an Article I tribunal (court). The court has exclusive national jurisdiction to provide independent federal judicial oversight and review of final decisions of the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
George Steven Agee is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and a former justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia.
In United States federal courts,a circuit split,also known as a split of authority or split in authority,occurs when two or more different circuit courts of appeals provide conflicting rulings on the same legal issue. The existence of a circuit split is one of the factors that the Supreme Court of the United States considers when deciding whether to grant review of a case. Some scholars suggest that the Supreme Court is more likely to grant review of a case to resolve a circuit split than for any other reason.
Patricia Ann Millett is an American lawyer and jurist serving since 2013 as a U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. She formerly headed the Supreme Court practice at the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &Feld. Millett also was a longtime former assistant to the United States Solicitor General and served as an occasional blogger for SCOTUSblog. At the time of her confirmation to the D.C. Circuit,she had argued 32 cases before the United States Supreme Court—once the record for a female lawyer. In February 2016,The New York Times identified her as a potential nominee to replace Justice Antonin Scalia.
Mary Jeannette Schoelen is a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
John J. "Jack" Farley III is a retired judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
William Joseph Kayatta Jr. is an American lawyer who has served as a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Gregory Alan Phillips is an American lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and former Wyoming Attorney General.
Todd Michael Hughes is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Michelle Taryn Friedland is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Michael Jay Newman is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Amanda Lee Meredith is an American lawyer who serves as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Prior to becoming a judge,she served as the deputy staff director and general counsel of the United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Joseph Leo Toth is an American lawyer who serves as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. He is a veteran of the Navy's Judge Advocate General's Corps.
Michael Brian Brennan is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He was first nominated on August 3,2017,by President Donald Trump,and was re-nominated in 2018. He was confirmed May 10,2018. He was previously a partner in the Milwaukee law firm Gass Weber Mullins LLC,and served 8 years as a Wisconsin Circuit Court judge.
Arthur Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He was formerly a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
Britt Cagle Grant is an American attorney and judge who is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. She is a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia.
Joseph Leo Falvey Jr. is an American lawyer who serves as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
Grant Colton Jaquith is an American lawyer who serves as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. He served as the United States attorney for the Northern District of New York from 2018 to 2020.
Scott Joseph Laurer is a retired United States Navy Captain and American lawyer who serves as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
