Supreme Court Related Sites

Supreme Court Historical Society
The society’s site provides access to historical publications of the society, the opinions of notable cases of the past 45 years, and information of the society’s programs.

 
U.S. Courts of Appeals

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
This site includes a brief history of the John Minor Wisdom U.S. Courthouse in New Orleans.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
The history site includes biographies of judges, information about each of the courts of the circuit, and images of courthouses in the circuit.

The Historical Society of the U.S. Courts in the Eighth Circuit
Presents information on activities and governance of the historical society.

The Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society
The Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society website includes information about the society’s publications and activities.

The Historical Society of the Tenth Judicial Circuit
The website provides a brief history of the courts of the circuit and news of the society's programs.

Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit
The homepage of the historical society for the district and appeals courts in the District of Columbia provides notices of society events and projects. This site also presents the complete texts of some of the society-sponsored oral histories.

The Federal Circuit Historical Society
This site includes a brief history of the court, its judges, and the neighborhood surrounding the courthouse. The society also offers links to its newsletter, journal, and sponsored events.


U.S. District Courts

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
A short history of the court and brief biographies of judges and clerks who have served the court.

U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
A brief history of the court with short biographies of judges and information on U.S. attorneys and courthouses.

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
A brief chronology of the court’s history.

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
This site includes a history of the district and its historic courthouses.

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
A brief history of the district.

The Historical Society for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
The site explains the mission of the society and a complete set of "The Court Legacy" newsletter.

U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Includes a history of the court, a history of the bankruptcy court, a brochure, and information on historic courthouses.

U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
This site contains a brief history, short biographical essays of judges and other court personnel, a list of notable cases, and a description of district courthouses.

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
This site of the Historical Society for the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey site presents biographies of judges, notes on aspects of the court's history, and notices of the society's activities.

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
This site includes a history of the district, a list of judges with years of service, and brief biographies for all currently sitting active and senior judges.

U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
A brief history of the Providence Courthouse.

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
A brief history of the court, a judicial succession chart, and a list of clerks of court.

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
A short history of the courts and lists of judges and clerks who have served the court.

 
Library and Archives Sites

National Archives and Records Administration
The National Archives and Records Administration provides an on line guide to federal records, including the those of the federal courts, and information regarding the regional research centers that house most federal court records. This extensive site also has information regarding publications, exhibits, and education programs.

U.S. Judicial Branch Resources
This Library of Congress site links to numerous sites related to federal regulations, judicial opinions, court rules, and law journals.

H-LAW
H-LAW is an on line discussion list devoted to legal and constitutional history. The H-Law web site contains logs of H-LAW discussions, book reviews, and links to the American Society for Legal History.