Court name abbreviations
(Table 7 in a nutshell)
Normally, the abbreviation for state intermediate appellate courts is "X Ct. App.," where X is the name of the state. But there are many exceptions, including the following:
| Alabama | Ala. Civ. App., Ala. Crim. App., Ala. Ct. App. |
| Connecticut | Conn. App. Ct. |
| District of Columbia | D.C. |
| Florida | Fla. Dist. Ct. App. |
| Illinois | Ill. App. Ct. |
| Maryland | Md. Ct. Spec. App. |
| Massachusetts | Mass. App. Ct. |
| New York | N.Y. App. Div. |
| Oklahoma | Okla. Crim. App. |
| Tennessee | Tenn. Ct. App.; Tenn. Crim. App. |
| Texas | Court of Criminal Appeals is Tex. Crim. App., (former Court of
Appeals is Tex. Ct. App.) Court of Appeals is Tex. App. (former Courts of Civil Appeals Tex. Civ. App.) |
Court name abbreviations
(Table 7, full list)
The following alphabetical list provides abbreviations for court names to be used in cases according to rule 10.4.:
| Administrative Court | Admin. Ct. |
| Admiralty [Court, Division] | Adm. |
| Alderman's Court | Alder. Ct. |
| Appeals Court | App. Ct. |
| Appellate Court | App. Ct. |
| Appellate Department | App. Dep't. |
| Appellate Division | App. Div. |
| Armed Service Board of Contract Appeals | A.S.B.C.A. |
| Bankruptcy Appellate Panel | B.A.P. |
| Bankruptcy [Court, Judge] | Bankr. |
| Board of Contract Appeals | B.C.A. |
| Board of Immigration Appeals | B.I.A. |
| Board of Tax Appeals | B.T.A. |
| Borough Court | [name] Bor. Ct. |
| Central District | C.D. |
| Chancery [Court, Division] | Ch. |
| Children's Court | Child. Ct. |
| Circuit Court (old federal) | C.C. |
| Circuit Court (state) | Cir. Ct. |
| Circuit Court of Appeals (federal) | Cir. |
| Circuit Court of Appeals (state) | Cir. Ct. App. |
| City Court | [name] City Ct. |
| Civil Appeals | Civ App. |
| Civil Court of Record | Civ. Ct. Rec. |
| Civil District Court | Civ. Dist. Ct. |
| Claims Court | Cl. Ct. |
| Commerce Court | Comm. Ct. |
| Commission | Comm'n |
| Common Pleas | C.P. [when appropriate, name county or similar subdivision] |
| Commonwealth Court | Commw. Ct. |
| Conciliation Court | Concil. Ct. |
| County Court | [name] County Ct. |
| County Judge's Court | County J. Ct. |
| Court | Ct. |
| Court of Appeal (English) | C.A. |
| Court of Appeals (federal) | Cir. |
| Court of Appeal[s] (state) | Ct. App. |
| Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces | C.A.A.F. |
| Court of Civil Appeals | Civ. App. |
| Court of Claims | Ct. Cl. |
| Court of Common Pleas | Ct. Com. Pl |
| Court of Criminal Appeals | Crim. App. |
| Court of Customs and Patent Appeals | C.C.P.A. |
| Court of Customs Appeals | Ct. Cust. App. |
| Court of Errors | Ct. Err. |
| Court of Errors and Appeals | Ct. Err. & App. |
| Court of Federal Claims | Ct. Fed. Cl. |
| Court of [General, Special] Sessions | Ct. [Gen., Spec.] Sess. |
| Court of Internationsl Trade | Ct. Int'l Trade |
| Court of Military Appeals | C.M.A. |
| Court of Military Review | C.M.R. |
| Court of Special Appeals | Ct. Spec. App. |
| Court of Veterans Appeals | Ct. Vet. App. |
| Criminal Appeals | Crim. App. |
| Criminal District Court | Crim. Dist. Ct. |
| Customs Court | Cust. Ct. |
| District Court (federal) | D. |
| District Court (state) | Dist. Ct. |
| District Court of Appeal[s] | Dist. Ct. App. |
| Division | Div. |
| Domestic Relations Court | Dom. Rel. Ct. |
| Eastern District | E.D. |
| Emergency Court of Appeals | Emer. Ct. App. |
| Equity [Court, Division] | Eq. |
| Family Court | Fam. Ct. |
| High Court | High Ct. |
| Judicial District | Jud. Dist. |
| Judicial Division | Jud. Div. |
| Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation | J.P.M.L. |
| Justice of the Peace's Court | J.P. Ct. |
| Juvenile Court | Juv. Ct. |
| Land Court | Land Ct. |
| Law Court | Law Ct. |
| Law Division | Law Div. |
| Magistrate Division | Magis. Div. |
| Magistrate's Court | Magis. Ct. |
| Middle District | M.D. |
| Municipal Court | [name] Mun. Ct. |
| Northern District | N.D. |
| Orphans' Court | Orphans' Ct. |
| Parish Court | [name] Parish Ct. |
| Police Justice's Court | Police J. Ct. |
| Prerogative Court | Prerog. Ct. |
| Probate Court | Prob. Ct. |
| Public Utilities Commission | P.U.C. |
| Real Estate Commission | Real Est. Comm'n |
| Recorder's Court | Rec's Ct. |
| Southern District | S.D. |
| Special Court Regional Rail Reorganization Act | Reg'l Rail Reorg. Ct. |
| Superior Court | Super. Ct. |
| Supreme Court (federal) | U.S. |
| Supreme Court (other) | Sup. Ct. |
| Supreme Court, Appellate Division | App. Div. |
| Supreme Court, Appellate Term | App. Term |
| Supreme Court of Errors | Sup. Ct. Err. |
| Supreme Judicial Court | Sup. Jud. Ct. |
| Surrogate's Court | Sur. Ct. |
| Tax Appeal Court | Tax App. Ct. |
| Tax Court | T.C. |
| Teen Court | Teen Ct. |
| Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals | Temp. Emer. Ct. App. |
| Territor[ial, y] | Terr. |
| Traffic Court | Traffic Ct. |
| Tribal Court | [name] Tribal Ct. |
| Tribunal | Trib. |
| Water Court | Water Ct. |
| Western District | W.D. |
| Workmen's Compensation Divison | Workmen's Comp. Div. |
| Youth Court | Youth Ct. |