<Li> Northern District of Georgia </Li> <Li> Southern District of Georgia </Li> <P> These districts were originally part of the Fifth Circuit, but were split off to form the Eleventh Circuit effective October 1, 1981 . For this reason, Fifth Circuit decisions from before this split are considered binding precedent in the Eleventh Circuit . </P> <P> The court is based at the Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia, named for Elbert Tuttle who served as Chief Judge of the Fifth Circuit in the 1960s and was known for issuing decisions which advanced the civil rights of African - Americans . </P>

When did the 5th circuit became the 11th circuit