--- title: "Final Decisions of District Courts" citation: "28 U.S.C. § 1291" authority_id: "AUTH-USC-28-1291" authority_type: "statute" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding_enacted_positive_law_title" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/28/1291" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-USC-28-1291/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Final Decisions of District Courts ## Holding or rule used Court-of-appeals jurisdiction over final district-court decisions, subject to direct Supreme Court review exceptions. ## Material limitation Use only for the bounded proposition in the linked direct-review module; actual deadlines, records, issues, waivers, local rules, and circuit applications remain separate where identified. ## Official source and pinpoints 28 U.S.C. § 1291, 28 U.S.C. § 1291: ## Used in - [Criminal Appeal Notice, Jurisdiction, Waivers, and Record](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/50-direct-review/notice-jurisdiction-and-record.md) - [Rules 35 and 36 — Sentence Correction, Assistance, Record Error, and Appeals](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/70-sentence-modification/rules-35-36-and-modification-appeals.md)