Contact Clerk's Office About My Case
Each appeal is handled by a deputy clerk. You can identify the right one from your case number, then look them up in the Case Management Team directory.
Every Fifth Circuit case number starts with a two-digit year showing when the case was docketed (e.g., 23, 24, 25), followed by a hyphen and a five-digit number. The first digit after the hyphen identifies the originating court or case type.
| First digit | Originating court / case type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern District of Texas | 25-10025 |
| 2 | Southern District of Texas (Houston) | 25-20875 |
| 3 | Louisiana district courts | 25-30154 |
| 4 | Southern District of Texas (non-Houston) & Eastern District of Texas | 25-41002 |
| 5 | Western District of Texas | 25-50881 |
| 6 | Mississippi district courts & most agency cases | 25-60214 |
| 7 | Newly docketed death-penalty cases | 25-70010 |
| 9 | Miscellaneous cases | 25-90102 |
Compare your case number with the Case Management Team directory below to find the deputy clerk to contact.