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Courts of Appeals and Courts of Last Resort

Alabama  
Alabama Supreme Court Ala.
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals Ala. Civ. App. 
Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals   Ala. Crim. App.
Alaska  
Alaska Supreme Court Alaska
Alaska Court of Appeals Alaska Ct. App.
Arizona  
Arizona Supreme Court Ariz.
Arizona Court of Appeals Ariz. Ct. App. 
Arkansas  
Arkansas Supreme Court Ark.
Arkansas Court of Appeals Ark. Ct. App.
California  
California Supreme Court Cal.
California Court of Appeals Cal. Ct. App.
Colorado  
Colorado Supreme Court Colo.
Colorado Court of Appeals Colo. App.
Connecticut  
Connecticut Supreme Court Conn.
Connecticut Appellate Court Conn. App. Ct.
Delaware  
Delaware Supreme Court Del.
Delaware Court of Chancery Del. Ch.
Florida  
Florida Supreme Court Fla.
Florida District Court of Appeals Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
Georgia  
Georgia Supreme Court Ga.
Georgia Court of Appeals Ga. Ct. App.
Hawaii  
Hawaii Supreme Court Haw.
Hawaii Court of Appeals Haw. Ct. App.
Idaho  
Idaho Supreme Court Idaho
Idaho Court of Appeals Idaho Ct. App.
Illinois  
Illinois Supreme Court Ill.
Illinois Appellate Court Ill. App. Ct.
Indiana  
Indiana Supreme Court Ind.
Indiana Court of Appeals Ind. Ct. App.
Iowa  
Iowa Supreme Court Iowa
Iowa Court of Appeals Iowa Ct. App.
Kansas  
Kansas Supreme Court Kan.
Kansas Court of Appeals Kan. Ct. App.
Kentucky  
Kentucky Supreme Court Ky.
Kentucky Court of Appeals Ky. Ct. App.
Louisiana  
Louisiana Supreme Court La. 
Louisiana Court of Appeals La. Ct. App.
Maine  
Maine Supreme Court Me.
No intermediate appellate court  
Maryland  
Maryland Court of Appeals (supreme court) Md.
Maryland Court of Special Appeals Md. Ct. Spec. App.
Massachusetts  
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Mass.
Massachusetts Appeals Court Mass. App. Ct.
Michigan  
Michigan Supreme Court Mich.
Michigan Court of Appeals Mich. Ct. App.
Minnesota  
Minnesota Supreme Court Minn.
Minnesota Court of Appeals Minn. Ct. App.
Mississippi  
Mississippi Supreme Court  Miss.
Mississippi Court of Appeals Miss. Ct. App.
Missouri  
Missouri Supreme Court Mo.
Missouri Court of Appeals Mo. Ct. App.
Montana  
Montana Supreme Court Mont.
No intermediate appellate court  
Nebraska  
Nebraska Supreme Court Neb.
Nebraska Court of Appeals Neb. Ct. App.
Nevada  
Nevada Supreme Court Nev.
No intermediate appellate court  
New Hampshire  
New Hampshire Supreme Court N.H.
No intermediate appellate court  
New Jersey  
New Jersey Supreme Court N.J.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div.
New Mexico  
New Mexico Supreme Court N.M.
New Mexico Court of Appeals  N.M. Ct. App.
New York  
New York Court of Appeals (supreme court) N.Y.
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division N.Y. App. Div.
North Carolina  
North Carolina Supreme Court N.C.
North Carolina Court of Appeals N.C. Ct. App.
North Dakota  
North Dakota Supreme Court N.D.
Court of Appeals of North Dakota N.D. Ct. App.
Ohio  
Ohio Supreme Court Ohio
Ohio Court of Appeals Ohio Ct. App.
Oklahoma  
Oklahoma Supreme Court Okla.
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Okla. Crim. App.
Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Okla. Civ. App.
Oregon  
Oregon Supreme Court Or.
Oregon Court of Appeals Or. Ct. App.
Pennsylvania  
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Pa.
Pennsylvania Superior Court Pa. Super. Ct.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Pa. Commw. Ct.
Rhode Island  
Rhode Island Supreme Court R.I.
No intermediate appellate court  
South Carolina  
South Carolina Supreme Court S.C.
South Carolina Court of Appeals S.C. Ct. App.
South Dakota  
South Dakota Supreme Court S.D.
No intermediate appellate court  
Tennessee  
Tennessee Supreme Court Tenn.
Tennessee Court of Appeals Tenn. Ct. App.
Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Tenn. Crim. App.
Texas  
Texas Supreme Court Tex.
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Tex. Crim. App.
Texas Courts of Appeals Tex. App.
Utah  
Utah Supreme Court Utah
Utah Court of Appeals Utah Ct. App.
Vermont  
Vermont Supreme Court Vt.
No intermediate appellate court  
Virginia  
​Virginia Supreme Court Va.
Virginia Court of Appeals Va. Ct. App.
Washington  
Washington Supreme Court Wash.
Washington Court of Appeals Wash. Ct. App.
West Virginia  
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals W. Va.
No intermediate appellate court  
Wisconsin  
Wisconsin Supreme Court Wis.
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Wis. Ct. App.
Wyoming  
Wyoming Supreme Court Wyo.
No intermediate appellate court