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Federal Court Information

Biographical Directory of Federal Judges

U.S. Federal Judicial Center

Searchable database of all judges who have served on the U.S. District Courts, U.S. Circuit Courts, U.S. Courts of Appeals, and the Supreme Court since 1789. Provides service record and biographical information.

Court Locator

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

Provides links to District, Circuit, and Bankrupcy Courts, and more, organized by circuit.

Federal Court Locator

Villanova University School of Law

Contains links to Supreme Court opinions, as well as links to District, Circuit, and Bankruptcy Courts.

Federal Court Management Statistics

Provides statistical caseload profiles for District and Circuit Courts from 1997 to present.

Understanding the Federal Courts

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

Web guide discussing the structure, organization, administration, and the role of the federal court system.

Cases - U.S. Supreme Court

FedWorld.gov Supreme Court Archive

National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce

Search 7,407 decisions from volumes 300 through 422 of US Reports (1937 to 1975).

Oyez Project

Chicago-Kent College of Law

Provides access to more than 5,000 hours of Supreme Court audio. All audio in the Court recorded from 1981-2009 is included in the project. Before 1981, the audio collection is selective.

Legal Information Institute, Supreme Court Collection

Browse or search an archive of Supreme Court opinions from 1998 to present.

U.S. Supreme Court

Browse opinions from the last 4 terms, plus links to scanned copies of offical bound volumes, beginning with volume 502 (1991).

Cases - U.S. Courts of Appeals

1st Circuit

Search published opinions from 1992 to present.

2nd Circuit

Search opinions and summary orders from 2003 to present.

3rd Circuit

Search opinions from 1994 to present.

3rd Circuit (Alternate)

Villanova University School of Law Library

Browse opinions from 1994 to present.

4th Circuit

Search opinions from 1996 to present.

5th Circuit

Search opinions from 1992 to present.

6th Circuit

Search published opinions from 1999 to present and unpublished opinions from 2004 to present.

7th Circuit

Search opinions from 2000 to present and oral arguments (MP3 format) from 2001 to present.

8th Circuit

Browse or search opinions from 1995 to present.

9th Circuit

Browse or search opinions from 2005 to present. Browse opinions from 1995 to present.

10th Circuit

Browse or search opinions from 1997 to present.

11th Circuit

Browse or search published opinions from 1995 to present and unpublished opinions from 2005 to present.

DC Circuit

Browse opinions from 1997 to present.

DC Circuit (Alternate)

Georgetown University Law Library

Browse or search opinions from 1995 to 2008.

Federal Circuit

Browse or search opinions and orders from 2004 to present.

Federal Circuit Archive

Georgetown University Law Library

Browse or search opinions from 1995 to 2008.

Cases - U.S. District Courts

Delaware

Via PACER; you need an account for access.

New Jersey

Rutgers University Law School, Camden NJ

Search opinions from October 1998 to present.

Pennsylvania Eastern District

Browse or search opinions from 1997 to present.

Pennsylvania Middle District

Browse or search opinions from 1999 to present.

Pennsylvania Western District

Opinions no longer available (Nov. 15, 2012).

Cases - U.S. Bankruptcy Courts

Delaware

Browse opinions (2000 to present) by year or by judge.

New Jersey

Via PACER; you need an account for access.

Pennsylvania Eastern District

Browse opinions from 1999 to present.

Pennsylvania Middle District

Via PACER; you need an account for access.

Pennsylvania Western District

Opinions from 2001 to 2012.

Cases - Multi-Court Collections

Fastcase

Fastcase provides searching of cases, statutes, and regulations for all 50 states and Federal coverage as well. This service is available 24/7 with no time limits for your research. This source is available remotely to attorney members of Jenkins Law Library who are solos or with firms with less than 50 attorneys.

Findlaw Cases and Codes

Browse or search U.S. Supreme Court opinions since 1893, U.S. Circuit Court decisions from 1995 to present, and selected state court cases since 1997.

Google Scholar

Search state or federal opinions from the last 50 years.

public.resource.org

Archive of court decisions created by scanning books and microfiche published by Lexis and West, along with 1.8 million pages of federal caselaw (as of 11/15/2007) donated by Fastcase. Site is currently browse-only.

United States Court Opinions

U.S. GPO and Adm. Office of U.S. Courts

A growing collection of Federal Court Opinions from April 2004 to present. Eastern District of Pennsylvania is there. Can search or browse.

Forms

Docstoc Legal Forms

Find and share free legal documents, legal forms, and legal templates. Download sample contracts, real estate forms, employment forms, and much more.

Forms from the Feds

The University of Memphis Library

Popular downloadable government forms. Includes Copyright Office, Federal Acquisition Regulation, Health Care Financing Administration, Immigration and Naturalization Service passport application, Postal Service change of address, and Social Security.

Forms.gov

USA.gov

Browse or search forms by form name, number, or Agency. A Popular Forms list is also available.

State Court Data

Court Statistics Project

National Center for State Courts

Caseload statistics for all state courts.

State Court Orgainization

National Center for State Courts

Interactive application which allows you to compare detailed data about how state trial and appellate courts are organized and administered.