Section 37 Petitions to Appellate Courts

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A writ of habeas corpus may be granted by:

• a circuit court of appeals judge
• the United States Supreme Court; or
• any United States Supreme Court justice

28 U.S.C. § 2241(a). But the United States Supreme Court or judge can decline to entertain the application and transfer it to the district court having jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. § 2241(b). Any order of a circuit judge must be entered in the records of the appropriate district court. 28 U.S.C. § 2241(a). An application directed to the Supreme Court, a...