United states district court for the district of kansas. This is a list of state court abbreviations, with the highest court in the state listed first. These tables give the various abbreviations for the u. Legal abbreviations federal courts search this guide search. Below is a list of state supreme court and court of appeals abbreviations. Courthouses located in kansas city, topeka and wichita. County court case terms adjudication the decision or how the case was settled. The abbreviation for a bankruptcy court is the same as for the district court. You can tell this is a united states supreme court case in two ways. List of united states district and territorial courts wikipedia. 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. The insular areas of guam, the northern mariana islands, and the united states virgin islands each have one territorial court. List of only abbreviations for state supreme courts. Common abbreviations legal abbreviations library guides.
Table t7 in the bluebook has a list of abbreviations for court names. Find out what is the most common shorthand of united states district court on abbreviations. Court name abbreviations pennsylvania state university. Kansas county abbreviations kansas ks heritage group. Federal courts legal abbreviations libguides at creighton. For example, the arizona supreme court has its opinions printed in the pacific reporter and arizona reports. Abbreviations to federal courts legal abbreviations. Kansas state courtsincluding district courts, the court of appeals, and the supreme courtprovide the people of kansas a venue to resolve disputes through a legal process by interpreting and applying the law and by determining which laws are unconstitutional. The abbreviations for the pacific reporter include p. In the parentheses, identify the court deciding the case by using table 1 of the bluebook. If a district court case is published in the federal supplement, the bluebook dictates that you cite to it table 1, p. 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.
Court name abbreviations table 7 in a nutshell normally, the abbreviation for state intermediate appellate courts is x ct. Court of appeals abbreviations bluebook quick reference. Kentucky courts kentucky legal research guide research. Below is the list of standard docket text abbreviations adopted by this court, as well as a list of. Abbreviations to federal courts legal abbreviations libguides at. The following abbreviated citation guide conforms to the.
The new rule brings kentucky practice more in line with the blue book and alwd styles, although citation to the lower appellate court is slightly at variance. Below is a brief list of terms commonly used in court cases. The court abbreviation for each states trial courts of general jurisdiction, intermediate appellate courts, and court of last resort are included. Instead, many cases from the district courts are published in wests federal supplement. 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.
State court abbreviations bluebook quick reference. Regional reporters state courts and reporters bluebook abbreviations kitchen sink. Supreme court abbreviations bluebook quick reference. Bluebook rule 10 covers how cases should be cited in legal documents. Second, when nothing but a year is in the final parentheses, it indicates that the case was decided by the highest court in a particular jurisdiction.
As noted above, the court is omitted if it is the highest court in the state. United states court of appeals for the armed forces, c. Federal courts bluebook guide guides at georgetown law. The courts are divided into the supreme court, a court of appeals, a trial court of general jurisdiction know as the circuit court and a trial court of limited jurisdiction known as the district court. Citations to state and federal cases circuit riders. This list only includes abbreviations for states court of appeals. The 202122 school year calendar was approved by the board of education at the february meeting. Instate references also generally use this slightly more economical abbreviation of the court of.
Most official court reports publish the opinion of just one court. Current state court abbreviations bluebook help libguides. Find out what is the most common shorthand of kansas city, ks on abbreviations. Apr 04, 2018 common legal abbreviations are listed on this page.
Bt2 jurisdictionspecific citation rules and style guides. The court handles most of the appeals from the missouri circuit courts. Includes information about reading and writing legal citations compiled by the trial court law libraries. The missouri court of appeals is the intermediate appellate court for the state of missouri. Louis, western based in kansas city, and southern based in springfield. Understanding connecticut legal citations case citations in the connecticut statutes c ct reports ca ct appellate reports cs ct supplement conn. Designed as an alternative to the bluebook, the maroonbook, as this manual is commonly called, offers a simple, malleable framework for citation. Office of judicial administration kansas district court.
The abbreviation for the reporter in which the court s opinions are printed is listed under the name of the court. State courts bluebook guide guides at georgetown law library. What is the abbreviation for united states district court. If you are writing a brief or memo, look at the blue pages, rule b10 or apply the citation rules of the jurisdiction. Arrest warrant a warrant issued for the arrest of an individual. Every license plate issued by the state contains the same twoletter abbreviation for the county in which its vehicle is register. For district court cases, give the district but not the division. Select from the links at right to go directly to an article, or browse the listing below for additional information. Selection of incoming kindergarten students is based on a random. District court for the southern district of new york, but f. Apr 23, 2020 for federal district courts, you will see the abbreviation for district d. This page provides bluebook a uniform system of citation, 19th ed.
For proper citation in scholarly works please consult alwd or the bluebook uniform system of citation. Federal court abbreviations bluebook quick reference. Resources for attorneys, jurors, citizenship naturalization, and more. The manual may be useful to those preparing appellate briefs. These uniform abbreviations are used by all docket clerks when typing entries on the docket sheet. This list includes only the abbreviations for the states supreme court or court of last resort. Judicial opinions basic legal citation cornell university. The application for the chinese immersion program at wolf springs elementary and valley park elementary is open through march. There is a bankruptcy court for every united states district court. There are 94 active united states district and territorial courts. Introduction there is no one prevailing source for citation of legal authorities in documents filed in new york courts. Apr 07, 2020 kentucky has a unified court system for operation and administration which is referred to as the kentucky court of justice. The court is divided into three geographic districts.
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