The trial division comprises the district and superior courts. These tables give the various abbreviations for the u. Thank you for taking the time to visit this web site. The courts hear civil and criminal cases, and each is paired with a bankruptcy court. This list contains descriptions of the codes most commonly used by the clerks of court. Forming abbreviations the bluebook uses two methods of abbreviating words. Bluebook rule 10 covers how cases should be cited in legal documents. District court, you will most likely find it published in the reporter, federal supplement, produced by west publishing. Like the federal courts of appeals, cases from the federal district courts are not compiled in an official reporter. The abbreviations for the court and state are not included in the parenthetical due to rule 10.
List of united states district and territorial courts. These regional reporters contain appellate case law from all 50 states plus the district of columbia. Citing cases bluebook guide guides at georgetown law library. Abbreviations to federal courts legal abbreviations libguides at. It also updates the superior court guide to the delaware rules of legal citation adopted in july 1997. Each reporter has its own standardized abbreviation. Federal courts bluebook guide guides at georgetown law. Case law bluebook basics libguides at university of. Abbreviations and howtos other federal court abbreviations search this guide search.
There are also specialty federal courts like the trade court of international trade and the court of claims. Home federal courts regional reporters state courts and reporters bluebook abbreviations kitchen sink. Circuit district county number number king and queen 09 09 king william 09 09 lancaster 15 15 lee 30 30 loudoun 20 20 louisa 16 16 lunenburg 10 10. Abbreviations to federal courts legal abbreviations. There are two official reporters in north carolina each ones abbreviation, for citation. See virginia entry on table t1 of the bluebook when citing reporters for cases from 1880 and earlier. This site is designed to provide convenient and easy access to information about the court and its operations.
The insular areas of guam, the northern mariana islands, and the united states virgin islands each have one territorial court. Va 20176 if loudoun county government is closed due to inclement weather, the loudoun general district court will be closed as well. Supreme court abbreviations bluebook quick reference. Court name abbreviations table 7 in a nutshell normally, the abbreviation for state intermediate appellate courts is x ct.
Judicial conference of virginia for district courts the judicial conference of virginia for district courts is similar to the judicial conference for circuit courts in its mission and responsibilities. United states district court for the western district of. Outlines the basic structure of legal citations, including cases law, statutes, and administrative rules and regulations. The court abbreviation for each states trial courts of general jurisdiction, intermediate appellate courts, and court of last resort are included. United states district court for the district of connecticut is the full name, but only abbreviate the last part. Loudoun general district court judiciary of virginia. To follow common usage in floridas federal and state courts, cite to florida district courts of appeal cases in the following format.
Looking for the abbreviation of united states district court for the northern district of west virginia. Unofficial reporter for the virginia circuit court. In sum, combine the abbreviations on page 499 and the state. Loudoun general district court 20th judicial district of virginia general district courts informational pamphlet. Lims council of the district of columbia legislative information management system. Below is the list of standard docket text abbreviations adopted by this court, as well as a list of. Case name abbreviations table 6 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.
What is the proper bluebook abbreviation for the federal district courts of the northern and southern districts of west virginia. Supreme court of virginia previously supreme court of appeals official reporter. Weve got 3 shorthands for united states district court. Find out what is the most common shorthand of united states district court for the northern district of west virginia on abbreviations. Citing cases bluebook guide guides at georgetown law. Follow the bluebook on abbreviations for the published source, court, dates,and the proper form to signal the various stages in the cases history. Such citations and abbreviations are found in court decisions, statutes, regulations, journal articles, books, and other documents.
State court abbreviations this is a list of state court abbreviations, with the highest court in the state listed first. There is a bankruptcy court for every united states district court. These forms are available as adobe acrobat pdf documents. District court decisions are published by west in the unofficial reporter, the federal supplement f. For example, the abbreviation for the district of wyoming is. Appeals from the district courts are made to one of the courts of appeals, organized geographically. Looking for the shorthand of united states district court. Looking for the abbreviation of eastern district of virginia. These forms are designed and tested to work with internet explorer and may not display or function correctly in other browsers chrome, edge, firefox, safari, etc. The number of district courts in a court of appeals circuit varies between one and thirteen, depending on.
Many cases are unpublished, but still available in databases, such as westlaw, lexis, bloomberg law, or elsewhere. A list of 1 reporters and reporter abbreviations, 2 courts and court. Welcome to the official web site of the united states district court for the eastern district of virginia. The district courts were established by congress under article iii of the united states constitution. Apart from some exceptions noted below, the jurisdiction and court is indicated in a citations first parenthetical before the year. Western district of virginia united states district court. West also publishes the california reporter and the new york supplement, which contain appellate case law from california and new york. Law library law databases contact us search catalog how do i. State court abbreviations bluebook quick reference. If you prefer to search by state supreme court or court of appeals exclusively, click on the links in the left hand navigation bar for supreme court or court of appeals abbreviations. Membership includes the chief justice, who serves as president and all active judges of the general district and juvenile and domestic relations. District court cases covering the federal rules of civil procedure, criminal rules, evidence, and appellate rules.
The united states district court for the western district of virginia in case citations, w. A citation should indicate the court where an opinion was issued. Court document abbreviations table 8 of 17th edition this table gives suggested abbreviations for citations of court documents and legal memoranda not in the other forms of legal writing for the words most commonly found in the titles of court documents. Each of the 50 states has between one and four district courts, and the district of columbia and puerto rico each have a district court. This page is about the various possible meanings of the acronym, abbreviation, shorthand or slang term.
The webs largest and most authoritative acronyms and abbreviations resource. This system is comprised of the supreme court of virginia, the court of appeals of virginia, circuit courts in thirtyone judicial circuits, general district and juvenile and domestic relations district courts in thirtytwo districts, and magistrates in offices in thirtytwo districts. Middle district of florida style guide table of contents. Common bluebook citations for federal courts welcome. Below is a basic list of very common abbreviations. Abbreviations and howtos supreme court abbreviations search this guide search. This question seems like it should have a simple answer, but i havent been able to find one. The abbreviation for a bankruptcy court is the same as for the district court with bankr. For intext citations, give the name of the case italicized and the year of the decision. Judicial policy making bodies judiciary of virginia. Judicial branch virginia secretary of the commonwealth. Abbreviations to state court reporters including washington courts. Abbreviations for court names that you would use in the event a court abbreviation is not provided in table 1. Legal citation and style guide unc school of government.
Because publishers adopt different practices regarding how abbreviations are printed, one may find abbreviations with or without periods for each letter. Virginia beach circuit court accomack circuit court 2425 nimmo parkway 23316 courthouse avenue building 10, 4th floor post office box 126 virginia beach, virginia 23456 accomack. Bluebook case guide bluebook citation generator legalease. State courts bluebook guide guides at georgetown law. What is the abbreviation for eastern district of virginia. For a case that occurred in 2010 in the united states district court for the eastern district of new york for example, the abbreviation will be e. While you will most often cite to cases in reporters, only a small percentage of cases are actually designated for publication by a court and published in a reporter.
A reporter is a publication containing the opinions of a particular court or jurisdiction, organized chronologically by date of. Abbreviations to regional reporters legal abbreviations. The adobe reader free from adobe allows you to view, complete and print pdf documents. What is the abbreviation for united states district court. Find out what is the most common shorthand of eastern district of virginia on abbreviations. Federal courts legal abbreviations libguides at creighton. Virginia reports or virginia court of appeals reports should, where possible. General district court forms judiciary of virginia. Abbreviations to federal reporters legal abbreviations. Important abbreviation information happy friend time. Thus, the abbreviation for the bankrupty court of the district of wyoming is.
If a district court case is published in the federal supplement, the bluebook dictates that you cite to it table 1, p. List of only abbreviations for state supreme courts. Below is a list of state supreme court and court of appeals abbreviations. Nonconsecutively paginated periodicals abbreviations. Federal court abbreviations bluebook quick reference. As noted above, the court is omitted if it is the highest court in the state. In the citation above, united states reports has been abbreviated as u. Abbreviate the court and jurisdiction according to tables 1 2 jurisdictional, 7 courts. Instead, many cases from the district courts are published in wests federal supplement. The official web site for virginias judicial system. State courts bluebook guide guides at georgetown law library. The purpose of this guide is to introduce the bluebook and basic concepts of legal citation. Abbreviations in citations category table related bluebook rule. West publishes seven 7 regional reporters as part of the national reporter system.
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