How many district courts exist in the federal system?

How many district courts exist in the federal system?

• A. 94
• B. 50
• C. 13
• D. 100

Answer: (A)

Federal district courts are the trial courts of the U.S. federal system, and there are 94 of them in total. Each state has at least one district court, with some states having several to handle different regions. The District of Columbia has its own district court, and four U.S. territories also have district courts. When you add up all the districts in the states (89), plus DC (1), plus the four territorial districts (Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands), you get 94. The other numbers point to different parts of the federal judiciary—50 would be one per state, 13 is the number of appellate circuits, and 100 isn’t used as the count of district courts.

Federal district courts are the trial courts of the U.S. federal system, and there are 94 of them in total. Each state has at least one district court, with some states having several to handle different regions. The District of Columbia has its own district court, and four U.S. territories also have district courts. When you add up all the districts in the states (89), plus DC (1), plus the four territorial districts (Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands), you get 94. The other numbers point to different parts of the federal judiciary—50 would be one per state, 13 is the number of appellate circuits, and 100 isn’t used as the count of district courts.