United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit – Sewn Flag

Choose Your Options

Every United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Sewn Flag is made to order, so tell us how you want it built. These are the choices.

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• Mounting: A pole hem is a sewn sleeve along the hoist edge that slides over an indoor or parade pole. A pole hem with fringe adds gold rayon fringe on three edges, the traditional ceremonial finish. Grommets are brass rings set into a canvas header, the standard finish for an outdoor flagpole.
• Single-sided or double-sided: A single-sided flag carries the design on the front only; the back is blank. A double-sided flag shows the design on both sides and is built one of three ways:
  • Double-reverse: one layer of fabric, so the appliqué shows through on the back in reverse. The lightest build.
  • Double-paneled: two panels sewn back to back, so the design reads correctly on both sides. The heaviest build, and it needs the most wind to fly.
  • Single field, double seal: one field with the emblem on the front and a second emblem tacked to the back, so the seal reads correctly from either side without the weight of two panels.
• Sewn construction: Each color of the emblem is cut from fabric and appliquéd to the field with a satin stitch. Lettering and fine detail are embroidered with a fill stitch. The result stands in relief and reads across a room.
• Size: 3x4 FT, 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 52x66 IN. For another size, give us the finished width and height you need.

Product Features

• Official United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit design: the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Sewn Flag carries the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s official emblem, reproduced to the agency’s design in the mounting and size you order.
• Sewn construction: each element of the emblem is cut from fabric and satin stitched to the nylon field, with lettering and fine detail embroidered in fill stitch, so the design stands in relief and reads across a room.
• Nylon field: lightweight nylon that hangs well on an indoor pole and carries cleanly in a parade.
• Built your way: single-sided or double-sided (double-reverse, double-paneled or single field double seal); pole hem, fringed pole hem or grommets; 3x4 FT, 3x5 FT, 4x6 FT, 52x66 IN.
• Made in the USA: every United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit flag we sell is made in the USA.
• Matched sets: order one flag or a set for every office, and the mounting and size will be the same on each.

Historical Background

Congress first established a Fifth Circuit in 1801, and the states assigned to it changed several times during the 1800s. An act of Congress on March 3, 1891 created a U.S. circuit court of appeals for each of the nine judicial circuits, and the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit convened for the first time on June 16, 1891. At the time, the circuit covered Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. An act of June 25, 1948 provided that, after September 1, 1948, each of these courts would be known as a United States Court of Appeals, which gave the court its present name. The same act added the Canal Zone to the circuit.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of October 14, 1980 divided the circuit, effective October 1, 1981. Alabama, Florida and Georgia became the new Eleventh Circuit, while Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and the Canal Zone stayed in the Fifth. Of the court's 26 judgeships, 14 went to the new Fifth Circuit and 12 to the Eleventh. The district court for the Canal Zone was abolished effective March 31, 1982. Congress added a judgeship in 1990, bringing the court to its current 17.

The court sits in the John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building in New Orleans. Designed by James Gamble Rogers of the New York firm Hale and Rogers, the three-story granite building was completed in 1915 as a post office and courthouse, and statues by Daniel Chester French representing History, Agriculture, Commerce and Industry stand on its roof. After a renovation, the Court of Appeals moved back into the building in 1973 as its only court. A law signed by President Bill Clinton on May 25, 1994 named the building for Judge John Minor Wisdom, who became known for landmark civil rights decisions on school desegregation and voter registration.

The flag carries the court's seal: an American eagle with a shield of red and white stripes under a blue chief, an olive branch and arrows, and a scroll reading E PLURIBUS UNUM below a crest of 13 stars, all ringed by the words UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS and FIFTH CIRCUIT, with three stars on each side.