Which court handles appellate review after district court decisions in the federal system?

• A. U.S. Supreme Court
• B. Circuit Court of Appeals
• C. District Court
• D. Administrative Agencies

Answer: (B)

In the federal system, appellate review after a district court decision goes to the U.S. Courts of Appeals, the regional Circuit Courts. These are the first level of appeal, where higher courts review for legal errors and, in limited circumstances, factual issues. The Supreme Court sits at the top and typically handles cases after they have passed through the Courts of Appeals, usually via a writ of certiorari. Administrative agencies aren’t the appellate forum for district court decisions; their rulings can be reviewed in federal courts under statutes like the Administrative Procedure Act, but not as the direct, initial appellate path. The district court is the trial court, so it does not perform appellate review.