<P> The chief justice has traditionally been assigned to the District of Columbia Circuit, the Fourth Circuit (which includes Maryland and Virginia, the states surrounding the District of Columbia), and since it was established, the Federal Circuit . Each associate justice is assigned to one or two judicial circuits . </P> <P> As of June 27, 2017, the allotment of the justices among the circuits is: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Circuit </Th> <Th> Justice </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> District of Columbia Circuit </Td> <Td> Chief Justice Roberts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Circuit </Td> <Td> Justice Breyer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Circuit </Td> <Td> Justice Ginsburg </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Third Circuit </Td> <Td> Justice Alito </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fourth Circuit </Td> <Td> Chief Justice Roberts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fifth Circuit </Td> <Td> Justice Alito </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sixth Circuit </Td> <Td> Justice Kagan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Seventh Circuit </Td> <Td> Justice Kagan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eighth Circuit </Td> <Td> Justice Gorsuch </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ninth Circuit </Td> <Td> Justice Kennedy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tenth Circuit </Td> <Td> Justice Sotomayor </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eleventh Circuit </Td> <Td> Justice Thomas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Federal Circuit </Td> <Td> Chief Justice Roberts </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Circuit </Th> <Th> Justice </Th> </Tr>

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