---
title: "Get Courts by Jurisdiction"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/jurisdictions/{jurisdiction_key}/courts"
tags: ["Courts"]
---

# Get Courts by Jurisdiction

`GET /api/v1/jurisdictions/{jurisdiction_key}/courts`

Lists all the active and inactive courts for a Jurisdiction. Note that federal bankruptcy courts are separate from federal courts.

## Path parameters

- `jurisdiction_key` string, required

## Response `200`

List Courts by Jurisdiction

- Court[]
  - `key` string — Unique identifier for the court
  - `jurisdiction` string — Two to three letter Jurisdiction Key. `FED` for federal and generally, the postal abbreviation for most U.S. states and territories.
  - `parent_court_key` string, nullable — Parent court key if applicable
  - `name` string
  - `short_name` string
  - `abbreviation` string
  - `start_date` string, date, nullable — Nullable ISO 8601 Date
  - `end_date` string, date, nullable — Nullable ISO 8601 Date

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request. Please check your jurisdiction and citation format.
- `401` — Unauthorized. Check that you are passing an Authorization header with "Bearer <your-token>".
- `404` — Not Found.
- `429` — Too Many Requests. Rate limit hit. Please wait before retrying.
- `500` — Server Error.

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