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Now that you know what our state court abbreviations are, it's time to get the 4-1-1 on the federal side of things.
United States Supreme Court
| Court | Abbreviation |
| United States Supreme Court | U.S. (or no abbreviation if "U.S." is in the citation, e.g., N.Y. Cent. R.R. v. White, 243 U.S. 188 (1917)) |
United States Court of Appeals
| Court | Abbreviation |
| First Circuit | 1st Cir. |
| Second Circuit | 2d Cir. |
| Third Circuit | 3d Cir. |
| Fourth Circuit | 4th Cir. |
| Fifth Circuit | 5th Cir. |
| Sixth Circuit | 6th Cir. |
| Seventh Circuit | 7th Cir. |
| Eighth Circuit | 8th Cir. |
| Ninth Circuit | 9th Cir. |
| Tenth Circuit | 10th Cir. |
| Eleventh Circuit | 11th Cir. |
| D.C. Circuit | D.C. Cir. |
| Federal Circuit | Fed. Cir. |
United States District Courts
| Court | Abbreviations |
| Middle District of Alabama | M.D. Ala. |
| Northern District of Alabama | N.D. Ala. |
| Southern District of Alabama | S.D. Ala. |
| District of Alaska | D. Alaska |
| District of Arizona | D. Ariz. |
| Eastern District of Arkansas | E.D. Ark. |
| Western District of Arkansas | W.D. Ark. |
| Central District of California | C.D. Cal. |
| Eastern District of California | E.D. Cal. |
| Northern District of California | N.D. Cal. |
| Southern District of California | S.D. Cal. |
| District of Colorado | D. Colo. |
| District of Connecticut | D. Conn. |
| District of Delaware | D. Del. |
| District of District of Columbia | D.D.C. |
| Middle District of Florida | M.D. Fla. |
| Northern District of Florida | N.D. Fla. |
| Southern District of Florida | S.D. Fla. |
| Middle District of Georgia | M.D. Ga. |
| Northern District of Georgia | N.D. Ga. |
| Southern District of Georgia | S.D. Ga. |
| District of Hawaii | D. Haw. |
| District of Idaho | D. Idaho |
| Central District of Illinois | C.D. Ill. |
| Northern District of Illinois | N.D. Ill. |
| Northern District of Indiana | N.D. Ind. |
| Southern District of Indiana | S.D. Ind. |
| Northern District of Iowa | N.D. Iowa |
| Southern District of Iowa | S.D. Iowa |
| District of Kansas | D. Kan. |
| Eastern District of Kentucky | E.D. Ky. |
| Western District of Kentucky | W.D. Ky. |
| Eastern District of Louisiana | E.D. La. |
| Middle District of Louisiana | M.D. La. |
| Western District of Louisiana | W.D. La. |
| District of Maine | D. Me. |
| District of Maryland | D. Md. |
| District of Massachusetts | D. Mass. |
| Eastern District of Michigan | E.D. Mich. |
| Western District of Michigan | W.D. Mich. |
| District of Minnesota | D. Minn. |
| Northern District of Mississippi | N.D. Miss. |
| Southern District of Mississippi | S.D. Miss. |
| Eastern District of Missouri | E.D. Mo. |
| Western District of Missouri | W.D. Mo. |
| District of Montana | D. Mont. |
| District of Nebraska | D. Neb. |
| District of Nevada | D. Nev. |
| District of New Hampshire | D.N.H. |
| District of New Jersey | D.N.J. |
| District of New Mexico | D.N.M. |
| Eastern District of New York | E.D.N.Y. |
| Northern District of New York | N.D.N.Y. |
| Southern District of New York | S.D.N.Y. |
| Western District of New York | W.D.N.Y. |
| Eastern District of North Carolina | E.D.N.C. |
| Middle District of North Carolina | M.D.N.C. |
| Western District of North Carolina | W.D.N.C. |
| District of North Dakota | D.N.D. |
| Northern District of Ohio | N.D. Ohio |
| Southern District of Ohio | S.D. Ohio |
| Eastern District of Oklahoma | E.D. Okla. |
| Northern District of Oklahoma | N.D. Okla. |
| Western District of Oklahoma | W.D. Okla. |
| District of Oregon | D. Or. |
| Eastern District of Pennsylvania | E.D. Pa. |
| Middle District of Pennsylvania | M.D. Pa. |
| Western District of Pennsylvania | W.D. Pa. |
| District of Puerto Rico | D.P.R. |
| District of Rhode Island | D.R.I. |
| District of South Carolina | D.S.C. |
| District of South Dakota | D.S.D. |
| Eastern District of Tennessee | E.D. Tenn. |
| Middle District of Tennessee | M.D. Tenn. |
| Western District of Tennessee | W.D. Tenn. |
| Eastern District of Texas | E.D. Tex. |
| Northern District of Texas | N.D. Tex. |
| Southern District of Texas | S.D. Tex. |
| Western District of Texas | W.D. Tex. |
| District of Utah | D. Utah |
| District of Vermont | D. Vt. |
| Eastern District of Virginia | E.D. Va. |
| Western District of Virginia | W.D. Va. |
| Eastern District of Washington | E.D. Wash. |
| Western District of Washington | W.D. Wash. |
| Northern District of West Virginia | N.D. W. Va. |
| Southern District of West Virginia | S.D. W. Va. |
| Eastern District of Wisconsin | E.D. Wis. |
| Western District of Wisconsin | W.D. Wis. |
| District of Wyoming | D. Wyo. |
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