The United States courts of appeals are also known as: United States circuit courts.

United States federal courts.

Appellate courts of the United States.

United States district courts.

The United States courts of appeals or circuit courts are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal judiciary. ... Appeals from the circuit courts are taken to the Supreme Court of the United States.

on june 23, 1972, the president signed title ix of the education amendments of 1972, 20 u.s.c. into law. title ix is a comprehensive federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity.