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The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (in case citations, 11th Cir. or CA11) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: * Middle District of Alabama * Northern District of Alabama * Southern District of Alabama * Middle District of Florida * Northern District of Florida * Southern District of Florida * Middle District of Georgia * Northern District of Georgia * Southern District of Georgia These districts were originally part of the Fifth Circuit, but were split off to form the Eleventh Circuit effective October 1, 1981.〔Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-452; 94 Stat. 1994)〕 For this reason, Fifth Circuit decisions from before this split are considered binding precedent in the Eleventh Circuit.〔"Bonner v. City of Prichard, 661 F.2d 1206 (11th Cir. 1981), http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/661/1206/297940/"〕〔"Stein v. Reynolds Secs., Inc., 667 F.2d 33 (11th Cir. 1982)," http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/667/33/76649/〕 The court is based at the Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia, named for Elbert Tuttle who served as Chief Judge of the Fifth Circuit in the 1960s and was known for issuing decisions which advanced the civil rights of African-Americans. Eleventh Circuit Judge Gerald Bard Tjoflat is currently the longest serving federal appeals court judge still in active service, having served since 1975. The Eleventh Circuit is one of the thirteen United States courts of appeals. There is currently one vacancy on the Eleventh Circuit. == Current composition of the court == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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