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{{Politics of the United States}}
 
The '''United States courts of appeals''' are the intermediate [[appellate court]]s of the [[United States federal judiciary]]. The courts of appeals are divided into thirteen11 "circuits": elevennumbered circuits, numbered First through Eleventh, that cover geographic areas of the United States and hear [[appeal]]s from the [[United States district court|U.S. district court]]s within their borders;, the [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit|District of Columbia Circuit]], which covers only [[Washington, D.C.]];, and the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit|Federal Circuit]], which hears appeals from federal courts across the United States in cases involving certain specialized areas of law. The courts of appeals also hear appeals from some administrative agency decisions and rulemaking, with by far the largest share of these cases heard by the D.C. Circuit. Appeals from decisions of the courts of appeals can be taken to the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]].
 
The United States courts of appeals are considered the most powerful and influential courts in the United States after the Supreme Court. Because of their ability to set legal precedent in regions that cover millions of Americans, the United States courts of appeals have strong policy influence on U.S. law. Moreover, because the Supreme Court chooses to review fewer than 3% of the 7,000 to 8,000 cases filed with it annually,<ref>
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