Contact

The National Judicial Authority publishes structured contact guidance to ensure that research inquiries, editorial questions, and public records requests reach the appropriate channel without unnecessary delay. This page identifies the scope of subjects handled, the geographic reach of the resource, what a well-formed inquiry should contain, and how response timelines are structured. Understanding these parameters before submitting a message reduces back-and-forth and accelerates resolution.

How to reach this office

The National Judicial Authority operates as a reference and information resource focused on the structure, procedure, and constitutional foundations of the United States judiciary. Correspondence is accepted through the contact form available on this domain. That form routes submissions into a prioritized queue based on the subject category selected at submission.

Three subject categories are available on the form:

1. Editorial and content accuracy — corrections, factual disputes, or requests to update specific page content
2. Research and reference inquiries — questions about sourcing, citations, or the scope of coverage on a particular topic
3. Licensing and reproduction — requests to reproduce, excerpt, or republish content from this resource

Selecting the correct category is not a formality. Misrouted submissions are re-queued, which adds at minimum one full processing cycle to the response time.

Telephone support is not provided. The submission form is the single intake channel.

Service area covered

This resource covers federal and state judicial systems operating within the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and the five permanently inhabited U.S. territories — Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa — where federal jurisdiction extends.

Coverage includes the three-tier structure of the federal judiciary (district courts, courts of appeals, and the Supreme Court), as detailed across topic pages including Federal Court System Overview, US Courts of Appeals, and US District Courts. State court systems, judicial conduct standards, constitutional interpretation, and procedural law are also within scope. A full index of covered subjects is available through the Key Dimensions and Scopes of Judicial page.

What falls outside the service area:

• Active legal disputes or pending cases — no case-specific legal advice or case status information is provided
• Immigration court proceedings, which operate under the Executive Office for Immigration Review rather than Article III judicial authority
• Military tribunals and courts-martial, which are governed by the Uniform Code of Military Justice rather than the federal civilian judiciary
• Foreign or international court systems

If a research question involves an area outside this scope, the submission will receive a brief acknowledgment explaining the limitation rather than a detailed response.

What to include in your message

The quality and specificity of an inquiry determines the quality of the response. Vague or incomplete submissions cannot be processed efficiently and may be closed without resolution.

A complete inquiry includes all of the following:

1. Subject category — selected from the three available options on the form
2. Specific page or topic reference — the URL slug or page title where the issue, question, or concern originates (e.g., "Judicial Conduct and Ethics")
3. A precise statement of the issue — a description of what is incorrect, unclear, or being requested; assertions of factual error should include a named public source (statute, court decision, agency document) supporting the correction
4. Intended use — for research and licensing inquiries, a one-sentence description of how the information will be used
5. Contact email — a valid reply address; submissions without a reply address cannot receive a response

Submissions that reference a claimed statistical error must identify the specific figure in question, the page where it appears, and the authoritative source that contradicts it. Submissions that reference a statute or regulation should include the citation (e.g., 28 U.S.C. § 1331 for federal question jurisdiction) rather than a general description.

Response expectations

Editorial and accuracy submissions are reviewed against the source documentation cited on the relevant page. If a correction is substantiated by a named public authority — such as a published federal statute, a U.S. Supreme Court decision, or a rule issued by the Judicial Conference of the United States — the page is updated and the submitter receives a confirmation. If the submission does not cite a verifiable public source, it is logged but does not trigger a page revision.

Standard response timelines by category:

These windows reflect the review cycle for a complete submission. Incomplete submissions — those missing a reply address, a specific page reference, or a clear statement of the issue — restart the clock from the date the missing information is received, not the original submission date.

High-volume periods, including the weeks following a major Supreme Court decision or a significant federal sentencing guideline revision, extend all timelines by up to 3 additional business days. No expedited processing is available for individual submissions.

Submissions that request legal advice, case-outcome predictions, or attorney referrals fall outside the scope of this resource and will receive a single response explaining that limitation. The How to Get Help for Judicial page provides structured guidance on identifying appropriate legal resources for case-specific needs.

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