Supreme Court for the Fœderal Capital Territory

The Supreme Court for the Fœderal Capital Territory, officially the Federal Court of the United States sitting in and for the Fœderal Capital Territory as the Supreme Court for the Same, (in case citations, Fd.Cap.Terr. S.C.) is the Fœderal Capital Territory circuit of the Federal Court of the United States.

Functioning as the Federal capstone to the FCT judicial system as the FCT’s Supreme Court, the U.S. Federal Court in the FCT was established on December 5, 1733, upon the enactment of the Judiciary Act of 1733. This Court hears appeals from the FCT Court of Appeal, and Cases or Controversies decided by this Court may be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court for final judgement.

The Attorney-General’s Office in the Fœderal Capital Territory represents both the United States and the Territory in civil and criminal litigation before the Court. The current Attorney-General for the FCT is AABB.

The current Clerk of the Court, who is also the Court’s chief Executive officer, is AABB.

Organization of the court


The United States Federal Court for the Fœderal Capital Territory is the sole federal judicial circuit (district) in the FCT. Court is held at the U.S. Courthouse, F.C.T. located in the Judiciary Square neighborhood of the Territory.