Eleventh Circuit District Courts

The Eleventh Circuit District Courts was established in the year 1981, by the Congress. This was assigned to be under the jurisdiction of the United States court of appeals. The Eleventh Circuit District Courts has been empowered to preside over all cases originating in the counties and districts of the three states such as Alabama, Georgia and Florida. The conglomerate of circuit courts includes nine different district courts which is located in each of the states are divided into 3 primary districts such as northern, middle and southern.

It is one of the busiest courts within the Federal Circuit District Courts pertaining to the termination and the filings of the cases. The top officials under the 11th Circuit District Courts include a panel of 3 judges. Around 75% of all the cases are decided according to the briefings provided by the parties and the remaining is decided through argument backed by proper kind of evidence. In Atlanta, Georgia the arguments are held in the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building, in Alabama it is held at Montgomery in Alabama and at Jacksonville and Miami in Florida.

Find Specific 11th Circuit Court Locations

These circuit courts are located in for different locations within the states of Georgia, Florida and Alabama. The locations are provided along with their addresses and telephone numbers.

In Atlanta, Georgia the office is located in 56 Forsyth Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303 and phone no. is (404) 335-6100.

In Miami, Florida the satellite office is located in 99 N.E. 4th Street, Miami, Florida 33132 and phone no. is (305) 579-4430.

In Jacksonville, Florida the unmanned office is located in 300 N. Hogan St., Jacksonville, Florida 32202.

In Montgomery, Alabama the unmanned office is located in 15 Lee Street, 4th Floor Courtroom, Montgomery, Alabama 36104.

District Courts in Alabama have a restricted jurisdiction over a few types of criminal and civil court cases. The district court handles criminal cases which primarily include different types of misdemeanors, some kinds of violation pertaining to ordinance, the first hearings of the felony cases, any pleas for guilty for felony cases which does not include any kind of death sentence.
Some of the ordinance violations and the misdemeanors are also heard by the Circuit Courts.
These courts usually share the jurisdiction pertaining to juvenile cases.

The district courts in the state of Florida are empowered to hear appeals pertaining to all kinds of final judgments and can even review some of the cases without any final verdict. According top the general law the Florida district courts have also been empowered to do a final review for the actions that has been taken by any of the state based agencies while carrying out the executive and law enforcement duties of government. The district courts are also granted constitutional authority for several writs provided in the same.

As all other district courts, the Georgia district court generally handles most types of misdemeanors, ordinance violation, and different types of felonies. The Georgia district court is also endowed with the constitutional right to handle any kind of violation pertaining to the writs of certiorari, mandamus, habeas corpus, prohibition, quo warranto and all other kinds of writs that are required for the total functioning of the jurisdiction.