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Source of Case
Variable Name
Spaeth Name
Normalizations
caseSource
SOURCE
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This variable identifies the court whose decision the Supreme Court reviewed. If the case originated in the same court whose decision the Supreme Court reviewed, the entry in the caseOrigin should be the same as here. This variable has no entry if the case arose under the Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction.

If caseSource is a state court, the value of this variable will be 300 (State Supreme Court), 302 (State Appellate Court) or 303 (State Trial Court). Variable caseSourceState identifies the name of the state.

Values:

1U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
2U.S. Court of International Trade
3U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims
4U.S. Court of Military Appeals, renamed as Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
5U.S. Court of Military Review
6U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals
7U.S. Customs Court
8U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
9U.S. Tax Court
10Temporary Emergency U.S. Court of Appeals
12U.S. Court for China
13U.S. Consular Courts
14U.S. Commerce Court
15Territorial Supreme Court
16Territorial Appellate Court
17Territorial Trial Court
18Emergency Court of Appeals
19Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
20Bankruptcy Court
21U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
22U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
23U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
24U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
25U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
26U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
27U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
28U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
29U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
30U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
31U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
32U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit (includes the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia but not the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, which has local jurisdiction)
41Alabama Middle U.S. District Court
42Alabama Northern U.S. District Court
43Alabama Southern U.S. District Court
44Alaska U.S. District Court
45Arizona U.S. District Court
46Arkansas Eastern U.S. District Court
47Arkansas Western U.S. District Court
48California Central U.S. District Court
49California Eastern U.S. District Court
50California Northern U.S. District Court
51California Southern U.S. District Court
52Colorado U.S. District Court
53Connecticut U.S. District Court
54Delaware U.S. District Court
55District Of Columbia U.S. District Court
56Florida Middle U.S. District Court
57Florida Northern U.S. District Court
58Florida Southern U.S. District Court
59Georgia Middle U.S. District Court
60Georgia Northern U.S. District Court
61Georgia Southern U.S. District Court
62Guam U.S. District Court
63Hawaii U.S. District Court
64Idaho U.S. District Court
65Illinois Central U.S. District Court
66Illinois Northern U.S. District Court
67Illinois Southern U.S. District Court
68Indiana Northern U.S. District Court
69Indiana Southern U.S. District Court
70Iowa Northern U.S. District Court
71Iowa Southern U.S. District Court
72Kansas U.S. District Court
73Kentucky Eastern U.S. District Court
74Kentucky Western U.S. District Court
75Louisiana Eastern U.S. District Court
76Louisiana Middle U.S. District Court
77Louisiana Western U.S. District Court
78Maine U.S. District Court
79Maryland U.S. District Court
80Massachusetts U.S. District Court
81Michigan Eastern U.S. District Court
82Michigan Western U.S. District Court
83Minnesota U.S. District Court
84Mississippi Northern U.S. District Court
85Mississippi Southern U.S. District Court
86Missouri Eastern U.S. District Court
87Missouri Western U.S. District Court
88Montana U.S. District Court
89Nebraska U.S. District Court
90Nevada U.S. District Court
91New Hampshire U.S. District Court
92New Jersey U.S. District Court
93New Mexico U.S. District Court
94New York Eastern U.S. District Court
95New York Northern U.S. District Court
96New York Southern U.S. District Court
97New York Western U.S. District Court
98North Carolina Eastern U.S. District Court
99North Carolina Middle U.S. District Court
100North Carolina Western U.S. District Court
101North Dakota U.S. District Court
102Northern Mariana Islands U.S. District Court
103Ohio Northern U.S. District Court
104Ohio Southern U.S. District Court
105Oklahoma Eastern U.S. District Court
106Oklahoma Northern U.S. District Court
107Oklahoma Western U.S. District Court
108Oregon U.S. District Court
109Pennsylvania Eastern U.S. District Court
110Pennsylvania Middle U.S. District Court
111Pennsylvania Western U.S. District Court
112Puerto Rico U.S. District Court
113Rhode Island U.S. District Court
114South Carolina U.S. District Court
115South Dakota U.S. District Court
116Tennessee Eastern U.S. District Court
117Tennessee Middle U.S. District Court
118Tennessee Western U.S. District Court
119Texas Eastern U.S. District Court
120Texas Northern U.S. District Court
121Texas Southern U.S. District Court
122Texas Western U.S. District Court
123Utah U.S. District Court
124Vermont U.S. District Court
125Virgin Islands U.S. District Court
126Virginia Eastern U.S. District Court
127Virginia Western U.S. District Court
128Washington Eastern U.S. District Court
129Washington Western U.S. District Court
130West Virginia Northern U.S. District Court
131West Virginia Southern U.S. District Court
132Wisconsin Eastern U.S. District Court
133Wisconsin Western U.S. District Court
134Wyoming U.S. District Court
150Louisiana U.S. District Court
151Washington U.S. District Court
152West Virginia U.S. District Court
153Illinois Eastern U.S. District Court
155South Carolina Eastern U.S. District Court
160South Carolina Western U.S. District Court
162Alabama U.S. District Court
163U.S. District Court for the Canal Zone
164Georgia U.S. District Court
165Illinois U.S. District Court
166Indiana U.S. District Court
167Iowa U.S. District Court
168Michigan U.S. District Court
169Mississippi U.S. District Court
170Missouri U.S. District Court
171New Jersey Eastern U.S. District Court (East Jersey U.S. District Court)
172New Jersey Western U.S. District Court (West Jersey U.S. District Court)
173New York U.S. District Court
174North Carolina U.S. District Court
175Ohio U.S. District Court
176Pennsylvania U.S. District Court
177Tennessee U.S. District Court
178Texas U.S. District Court
179Virginia U.S. District Court
180Norfolk U.S. District Court
181Wisconsin U.S. District Court
182Kentucky U.S. Distrcrict Court
183New Jersey U.S. District Court
184California U.S. District Court
185Florida U.S. District Court
186Arkansas U.S. District Court
187District of Orleans U.S. District Court
300State Supreme Court
301State Appellate Court
302State Trial Court
400Eastern Circuit (of the United States)
401Middle Circuit (of the United States)
402Southern Circuit (of the United States)
403Alabama U.S. Circuit Court for (all) District(s) of Alabama
404Arkansas U.S. Circuit Court for (all) District(s) of Arkansas
405California U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of California
406Connecticut U.S. Circuit for the District of Connecticut
407Delaware U.S. Circuit for the District of Delaware
408Florida U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Florida
409Georgia U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Georgia
410Illinois U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Illinois
411Indiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Indiana
412Iowa U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Iowa
413Kansas U.S. Circuit for the District of Kansas
414Kentucky U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Kentucky
415Louisiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Louisiana
416Maine U.S. Circuit for the District of Maine
417Maryland U.S. Circuit for the District of Maryland
418Massachusetts U.S. Circuit for the District of Massachusetts
419Michigan U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Michigan
420Minnesota U.S. Circuit for the District of Minnesota
421Mississippi U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Mississippi
422Missouri U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Missouri
423Nevada U.S. Circuit for the District of Nevada
424New Hampshire U.S. Circuit for the District of New Hampshire
425New Jersey U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of New Jersey
426New York U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of New York
427North Carolina U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of North Carolina
428Ohio U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Ohio
429Oregon U.S. Circuit for the District of Oregon
430Pennsylvania U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Pennsylvania
431Rhode Island U.S. Circuit for the District of Rhode Island
432South Carolina U.S. Circuit for the District of South Carolina
433Tennessee U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Tennessee
434Texas U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Texas
435Vermont U.S. Circuit for the District of Vermont
436Virginia U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Virginia
437West Virginia U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of West Virginia
438Wisconsin U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Wisconsin
439Wyoming U.S. Circuit for the District of Wyoming
440Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
441Nebraska U.S. Circuit for the District of Nebraska
442Colorado U.S. Circuit for the District of Colorado
443Washington U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Washington
444Idaho U.S. Circuit Court for (all) District(s) of Idaho
445Montana U.S. Circuit Court for (all) District(s) of Montana
446Utah U.S. Circuit Court for (all) District(s) of Utah
447South Dakota U.S. Circuit Court for (all) District(s) of South Dakota
448North Dakota U.S. Circuit Court for (all) District(s) of North Dakota
449Oklahoma U.S. Circuit Court for (all) District(s) of Oklahoma
601Court of Private Land Claims