Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is based in the James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse in San Francisco, California. This court provides appellate review of cases tried in the United States District Courts within the geographic area of its jurisdiction, which includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Photograph of the interior of Courtroom One in the James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals Building, San Francisco, California — Carol M. Highsmith, photographer. *Courtroom one, James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals Building, San Francisco, California.* 2009. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Print and Microform Resources

Below, please find information about our print and microformat resources for the Ninth Circuit. The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional digital content are provided when available.

Records and Briefs of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Call Number: KF112 9th.9 .R43
Format: Paper
Holdings:1906-1977; 1983-1987
Location: Fort Meade (off-site storage)
Index: Internal database, staff access only
Records and Briefs of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Call Number: 93/10009
Format: Microfilm
Holdings: 1891-1975 (coverage range)
Location: Fort Meade (off-site storage)
Index: Available in print at the Reference Desk (KF112 9th.9 .R43) (covers 1891-1975)
Records and Briefs of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Call Number: 93/10009 RR
Format: Microfiche
Holdings: 1990-30219 to 2007-99024 [diazo fiche] & 775 F.2d 1037 to 857 F.2d 673 (1985-1988), 1980-5464, 1986-0854 to 2008-99006 (coverage range) [silver fiche]
Location: Law Library Reading Room
Index: None available (shelved by docket number)

Additional Resources

For further information about the Ninth Circuit, visit one of the free online resources listed below.

Ninth Circuit Website
The Ninth Circuit's website includes links to judicial opinions, oral argument recordings, and procedural rules, among other information.
U.S. Federal Courts Circuit Map
9th Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals Internet Archive Collection
Available on the Internet Archive, this digital collection of records and briefs from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit includes materials beginning in 1892 and continuing until the present.
9th Circuit Historical Records Index System (9CHRIS)
This is an online index to the 9th Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals Internet Archive Collection (covering years 1891 to 1969). The index can be browsed by volume number or searched by keyword (e.g., party name) and number (e.g., docket number).

For information on subscription databases containing federal appellate court dockets and court documents (records and briefs) available in-person at the Law Library of Congress, see the Additional Resources portion of this guide.

U.S. Federal Appellate Courts: Records and Briefs

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Print and Microform Resources

Additional Resources