Bankruptcy cases are initiated and tried in the United States bankruptcy courts, which are a division of each federal district court. Appeals in a bankruptcy case, depending on the circuit and practices of its district courts, either go to the district court or to a bankruptcy appellate panel consisting of bankruptcy judges. Under certain circumstances, appeals may be made directly to a circuit court of appeals. Appeals from a district court or bankruptcy appellate panel go to the circuit court of appeals, and then ultimately, to the United States Supreme Court.
