United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, cited as S.D. Fla., is the federal district court with territorial jurisdiction over the southern part of the state of Florida. Appeals from cases brought in the court go to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, except patent claims and claims against the United States government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit. It is one of the federal trial courts in the Eleventh Circuit and serves the southern portion of the state.