Below is a list of State Supreme Court and Court of Appeals abbreviations. If you prefer to search by State Supreme Court or Court of Appeals exclusively, click on the links in the left hand navigation bar for Supreme Court or Court of Appeals abbreviations.
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Alabama Supreme Court | Ala. | |
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals | Ala. Civ. App. | |
Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals | Ala. Crim. App. | |
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Alaska Supreme Cout | Alaska | |
Alaska Court of Appeals | Alaska Ct. App. | |
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Arizona Surpreme Courts | Ariz. | |
Arizona Court of Appeals | Ariz. Ct. App. | |
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Arkansas Supreme Court | Ark. | |
Arkansas Court of Appeals | Ark. Ct. App. | |
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California Supreme Court | Cal. | |
California Court of Appeal |
Cal. Ct. App. |
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Colorado Supreme Court | Colo. | |
Colorado Court of Appeals | Colo. App. | |
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Connecticut Supreme Court | Conn. | |
Connecticut Appellate Court | Conn. App. Ct. | |
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Delaware Supreme Court | Del. | |
Delaware Court of Chancery | Del. Ch. | |
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District of Columbia Court of Appeals | D.C. | |
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Florida Supreme Court | Fla. | |
Florida District Court of Appeal |
Fla. Dist. Ct. App. |
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Georgia Supreme Court | Ga. | |
Georgia Court of Appeals |
Ga. Ct. App. |
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Hawaii Supreme Court | Haw. | |
Hawaii Court of Appeals | Haw. Ct. App. | |
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Idaho Supreme Court | Idaho | |
Idaho Court of Appeals | Idaho Ct. App. | |
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Illinois Supreme Court | Ill. | |
Illinois Appellate Court | Ill. App. Ct. | |
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Indiana Supreme Court | Ind. | |
Indiana Court of Appeals | Ind. Ct. App. | |
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Iowa Supreme Court | Iowa | |
Iowa Court of Appeals | Iowa Ct. App. | |
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Kansas Supreme Court | Kan. | |
Kansas Court of Appeals | Kan. Ct. App. | |
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Kentucky Supreme Court | Ky. | |
Kentucky Court of Appeals | Ky. Ct. App. | |
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Louisiana Supreme Court | La. | |
Louisiana Court of Appeal | La. Ct. App. | |
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Maine Supreme Court | Me. | |
Maine | No appellate court | |
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Supreme Court | Md. | |
Court of Appeals (before 12/14/2022) |
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Appellate Court of Maryland | Md. App. Ct. | |
Maryland Court of Special Appeals (before 12/14/2022) | Md. Ct. Spec. App. | |
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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | Mass. | |
Massachusetts Appeals Court | Mass. App. Ct. | |
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Michigan Supreme Court | Mich. | |
Michigan Court of Appeals | Mich. Ct. App. | |
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Minnesota Supreme Court | Minn. | |
Minnesota Court of Appeals | Minn. Ct. App. | |
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Mississippi Supreme Court | Miss. | |
Mississippi Court of Appeals | Miss. Ct. App. | |
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Missouri Supreme Court | Mo. | |
Missouri Court of Appeals | Mo. Ct. App. | |
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Montana Supreme Court | Mont. | |
Montana | No appellate court | |
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Nebraska Supreme Court | Neb. | |
Nebraska Court of Appeals | Neb. Ct. App. | |
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Nevada Supreme Court | Nev, | |
Nevada | No appellate court | |
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New Hampshire Supreme Court | N.H. | |
New Hampshire | No appellate court | |
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New Jersey Supreme Court | N.J. | |
New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Divsion | N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. | |
New Mexico Supreme Court | N.M. | |
New Mexico Court of Appeals | N.M. Ct. App. | |
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New York Court of Appeals | N.Y. | |
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division | N.Y. App. Div. | |
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North Carolina Supreme Court | N.C. | |
North Carolina Court of Appeals | N.C. Ct. App. | |
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North Dakota Supreme Court |
N.D. |
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Court of Appeals of North Dakota |
N.D. Ct. App. |
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Ohio Supreme Court | Ohio | |
Ohio Court of Appeals | Ohio Ct. App. | |
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Oklahoma Supreme Court | Okla. | |
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals | Okla. Crim. App. | |
Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals | Okla. Civ. App. | |
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Oregon Supreme Court | Or. | |
Oregon Court of Appeals | Or. Ct. App. | |
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court | Pa. | |
Pennsylvania Superior Court | Pa. Super. Ct. | |
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Rhode Island Supreme Court | R.I. | |
Rhode Island | No appellate court | |
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South Carolina Supreme Court | S.C. | |
South Carolina Court of Appeals | S.C. Ct. App. | |
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South Dakota Supreme Court | S.D. | |
South Dakota | No appellate court | |
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Tennessee Supreme Court | Tenn. | |
Tennessee Court of Appeals | Tenn. Ct. App. | |
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Texas Supreme Court | Tex. | |
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals | Tex. Crim. App. | |
Texas Courts of Appeals | Tex. App. | |
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Utah Supreme Court | Utah | |
Utah Court of Appeals | Utah Ct. App. | |
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Vermont Supreme Court | Vt. | |
Vermont | No appellate court | |
Virginia Supreme Court | Va. | |
Virginia Court of Appeals | Va. Ct. App. | |
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Washington Supreme Court | Wash. | |
Washington Court of Appeals | Wash. Ct. App. | |
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West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals | W. Va. | |
West Virginia | No appellate court | |
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Wisconsin Supreme Court | Wis. | |
Wisconsin Court of Appeals | Wis. Ct. App. | |
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Wyoming Supreme Court | Wyo. | |
Wyoming | No appellate court |