About U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit is based in Richmond.

The Fourth Circuit encompasses the federal courts in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Court Locations

CM/ECF Information

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit's CM/ECF version is NextGen CM/ECF Appellate Release 1.8. The maximum file size for a PDF upload is seven hundred fifty (750) megabytes. CM/ECF for U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit is available at:

The CM/ECF Helpdesk phone number for U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit is:

• 804-916-2767