Attorney.Info - Federal District Courts : 8th Circuit

Description: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has federal appellate jurisdiction over district courts in Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas has Eastern (Helena), Jonesboro, Northern (Batesville), Pine Bluff and Western (Little Rock) divisions. The Batesville office serves Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Sharp and Stone counties. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas has Eastern (Helena), Jonesboro, Northern (Batesville), Pine Bluff and Western (Little Rock) divisions. The Helena office serves Cross, Lee, Monroe, St. Francis, Phillips and Woodruff counties. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas has Eastern (Helena), Jonesboro, Northern (Batesville), Pine Bluff and Western (Little Rock) divisions. The Jonesboro office serves Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Greene, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett and Randolph counties. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas has Eastern (Helena), Jonesboro, Northern (Batesville), Pine Bluff and Western (Little Rock) divisions. The Little Rock office serves Conway, Faulkner, Lonoke, Perry, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, White, Van Buren and Yell counties. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas has Eastern (Helena), Jonesboro, Northern (Batesville), Pine Bluff and Western (Little Rock) divisions. The Pine Bluff office serves Arkansas, Chicot, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Grant, Jefferson and Lincoln counties. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas has offices in El Dorado, Fayetteville, Fort Smith (main office), Harrison, Hot Springs and Texarkana. The El Dorado office covers Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Columbia, Ouachita and Union counties. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas has offices in El Dorado, Fayetteville, Fort Smith (main office), Harrison, Hot Springs and Texarkana. The Fayetteville office covers Benton, Madison and Washington counties. It is located in the John Paul Hammerschmidt Federal Building. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas has offices in El Dorado, Fayetteville, Fort Smith (main office), Harrison, Hot Springs and Texarkana. The Fort Smith main office covers Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Polk, Sebastian and Scott counties. It is located in the Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas has offices in El Dorado, Fayetteville, Fort Smith (main office), Harrison, Hot Springs and Texarkana. The Harrison office covers Baxter, Boone, Carroll, Marion, Newton and Searcy counties. The Harrison office has no staffed clerk's office. Accordingly, inquiries and mail should be sent to the Fayetteville office. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas has offices in El Dorado, Fayetteville, Fort Smith (main office), Harrison, Hot Springs and Texarkana. The Hot Springs office covers Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery and Pike counties. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas has offices in El Dorado, Fayetteville, Fort Smith (main office), Harrison, Hot Springs and Texarkana. The Texarkana office covers Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada and Sevier counties. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa has four divisions, two of which (Cedar Rapids and Eastern) are handled out of Cedar Rapids and two of which (Central and Western) are handled out of Sioux City. The Cedar Rapids division encompasses Benton, Cedar, Grundy, Hardin, Iowa, Jones, Linn and Tama counties. The Eastern division encompasses Allamakee, Blackhawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Chicasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Jackson, MItchell and Winneshiek counties. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa has four divisions, two of which (Cedar Rapids and Eastern) are handled out of Cedar Rapids and two of which (Central and Western) are handled out of Sioux City. The Central division encompasses Butler, Calhoun, Carroll Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Webster, Winnebago, Worth and Wright counties. The Western division encompasses Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon, Monona, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Sac, Sioux and Woodbury counties. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa has Central (Des Moines), Eastern (Davenport) and Western (Council Bluffs) jury divisions. The Western jury division includes Audubon, Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie and Shelby counties. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa has Central (Des Moines), Eastern (Davenport) and Western (Council Bluffs) jury divisions. The Eastern jury division includes Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Johnson, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott, Van Buren and Washington counties. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa has Central (Des Moines), Eastern (Davenport) and Western (Council Bluffs) jury divisions. The Central jury division includes Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Boone, Clarke, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Greene, Guthrie, Jasper, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lucas, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Polk, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Story, Taylor, Union, Wapello, Warren and Wayne counties. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota has court locations in Duluth, Fergus Falls, Minneapolis and St. Paul. The Duluth courtroom is located at the Gerald W. Heaney Federal Building and United States Courthouse and Customhouse. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota has court locations in Duluth, Fergus Falls, Minneapolis and St. Paul. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota has court locations in Duluth, Fergus Falls, Minneapolis and St. Paul. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota has court locations in Duluth, Fergus Falls, Minneapolis and St. Paul. The St. Paul courtroom is located at the Gerald W. Heaney Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse and Customhouse. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the Eastern DIstrict of Missouri has Eastern (St. Louis), Northern (Hannibal) and Southeastern (Cape Girardeau) divisions. The Southeastern division comprises the counties of Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard, and Wayne. Court for the Southeastern Division shall be held in Cape Girardeau. E.D.Mo. L.R. 3-2.07(A)(3). Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the Eastern DIstrict of Missouri has Eastern (St. Louis), Northern (Hannibal) and Southeastern (Cape Girardeau) divisions. The Northern division comprises the counties of Adair, Audrain, Chariton, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Linn, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls, Randolph, Schuyler, Scotland and Shelby. Court for the Northern Division shall be held in Hannibal. E.D.Mo. L.R. 3-2.07(A)(3). Note that the Hannibal office is staffed only when the court is in session. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the Eastern DIstrict of Missouri has Eastern (St. Louis), Northern (Hannibal) and Southeastern (Cape Girardeau) divisions. The Eastern division comprises the counties of Crawford, Dent, Franklin, Gasconade, Iron, Jefferson, Lincoln, Maries, Phelps, Saint Charles, Saint Francois, Saint Genevieve, Saint Louis, Warren, and Washington, and the City of Saint Louis. Court for the Eastern Division shall be held in Saint Louis. E.D.Mo. L.R. 3-2.07(A)(3). Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri has Central (Jefferson City courthouse), St. Joseph (Kansas City and St. Joseph courthouses), Southern (Springfield courthouse), Southwestern (Joplin and Springfield courthouses) and Western (Kansas City courthouse) divisions. The Central division comprises the counties of Pettis, Benton, Hickory, Howard, Cooper, Morgan, Camden, Boone, Moniteau, Miller, Callaway, Cole, and Osage. W.D.Mo. L.R. 3.1(a)(2). Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri has Central (Jefferson City courthouse), St. Joseph (Kansas City and St. Joseph courthouses), Southern (Springfield courthouse), Southwestern (Joplin and Springfield courthouses) and Western (Kansas City courthouse) divisions. The Southwestern division comprises the counties of Vernon, Barton, Jasper, Newton, McDonald, Lawrence, Barry, and Stone. W.D.Mo. L.R. 3.1(a)(3)(b). Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri has Central (Jefferson City courthouse), St. Joseph (Kansas City and St. Joseph courthouses), Southern (Springfield courthouse), Southwestern (Joplin and Springfield courthouses) and Western (Kansas City courthouse) divisions. The Western division comprises the counties of Clay, Ray, Carroll, Saline, Lafayette, Jackson, Cass, Johnson, Henry, Bates, and St. Clair. W.D.Mo. L.R. 3.1(a)(1)(a). Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri has Central (Jefferson City courthouse), St. Joseph (Kansas City and St. Joseph courthouses), Southern (Springfield courthouse), Southwestern (Joplin and Springfield courthouses) and Western (Kansas City courthouse) divisions. The St. Joseph Division comprises the counties of Atchison, Nodaway, Worth, Gentry, Harrison, Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan, Grundy, Livingston, Daviess, Caldwell, DeKalb, Clinton, Platte, Buchanan, Holt, Andrew. W.D.Mo. L.R. 3.1(a)(1)(b). Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri has Central (Jefferson City courthouse), St. Joseph (Kansas City and St. Joseph courthouses), Southern (Springfield courthouse), Southwestern (Joplin and Springfield courthouses) and Western (Kansas City courthouse) divisions. The Southern Division comprises the counties of Cedar, Dade, Polk, Greene, Christian, Taney, Dallas, Webster, Douglas, Ozark, Laclede, Wright, Pulaski, Texas, Howell, and Oregon. W.D.Mo. L.R. 3.1(a)(3)(a). Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska has courtrooms in Lincoln, North Platte and Omaha. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska has courtrooms in Lincoln, North Platte and Omaha. The North Platte location has no staffed clerk's office. Info may be obtained by calling (toll-free) either (866) 220-4379 (Lincoln) or (866) 220-4381 (Omaha). Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska has courtrooms in Lincoln, North Platte and Omaha. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota has Northeastern (Grand Forks), Northwestern (Minot), Southeastern (Fargo) and Southwestern (Bismarck) divisions. The Southwestern division, with courtroom in Bismarck, comprises Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burleigh, Dunn, Emmons, Golden Valley, Grant, Hettinger, Kidder, Logan, McIntosh, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Oliver, Sioux, Slope, and Stark counties. D.N.D. Gen. L.R. 1.1. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota has Northeastern (Grand Forks), Northwestern (Minot), Southeastern (Fargo) and Southwestern (Bismarck) divisions. The Southeastern division, with courtroom in Fargo, comprises Barnes, Cass, Dickey, Eddy, Foster, Griggs, LaMoure, Ransom, Richland, Sargent, Steele, and Stutsman counties. D.N.D. Gen. L.R. 1.1. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota has Northeastern (Grand Forks), Northwestern (Minot), Southeastern (Fargo) and Southwestern (Bismarck) divisions. The Northeastern division, with courtroom in Grand Forks, comprises Benson, Cavalier, Grand Forks, Nelson, Pembina, Ramsey, Rolette*, Traill, Towner, and Walsh counties. *Note that by Standing Order of the court, dated October 19, 1995, as approved by the Judicial Council of the Eighth Circuit, dated July 22, 2003, cases originating in Rolette County are assigned to the district judge of the Northwestern Division, venued at Minot, North Dakota. D.N.D. Gen. L.R. 1.1. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota has Northeastern (Grand Forks), Northwestern (Minot), Southeastern (Fargo) and Southwestern (Bismarck) divisions. The Northwestern division, with courtroom in Minot, comprises Bottineau, Burke, Divide, McHenry, McKenzie, Mountrail, Pierce, Renville, Sheridan, Ward, Wells, and Williams counties. Also note that by Standing Order of the court, dated October 19, 1995, as approved by the Judicial Council of the Eighth Circuit, dated July 22, 2003, cases originating in Rolette County are assigned to the district judge of the Northwestern Division, venued at Minot, North Dakota. D.N.D. Gen. L.R. 1.1. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota has Central (Pierre), Northern (Aberdeen), Southern (Sioux Falls) and Western (Rapid City) divisions. The Northern division, with courtroom in Aberdeen, comprises Brown, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson, Day, Deuel, Edmunds, Grant, Hamlin, McPherson, Marshall, Roberts, Spink, and Walworth counties. See 28 U.S.C. sec. 122 and D.S.D. Local Rules. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota has Central (Pierre), Northern (Aberdeen), Southern (Sioux Falls) and Western (Rapid City) divisions. The Central division, with courtroom in Pierre, comprises Buffalo, Dewey, Faulk, Gregory, Haakon, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Jerauld, Jones, Lyman, Mellette, Potter, Stanley, Sully, Todd, Tripp, and Ziebach counties. See 28 U.S.C. sec. 122 and D.S.D. Local Rules. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota has Central (Pierre), Northern (Aberdeen), Southern (Sioux Falls) and Western (Rapid City) divisions. The Western division, with courtroom in Rapid City, comprises Bennett, Butte, Custer, Fall River, Harding, Jackson, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington, Perkins, and Shannon counties. See 28 U.S.C. sec. 122 and D.S.D. Local Rules. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.

Description: The U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota has Central (Pierre), Northern (Aberdeen), Southern (Sioux Falls) and Western (Rapid City) divisions. The Southern division, with courtroom in Sioux Falls, comprises Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix, Clay, Davison, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Sanborn, Turner, Union, and Yankton counties. See 28 U.S.C. sec. 122 and D.S.D. Local Rules. Appeals are taken to the Eighth Circuit.