The United States District Court for the District of Columbia (in case citations, D.D.C.) is a federal district court in the District of Columbia. Appeals from the District are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (except for patent claims, and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit). The current United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia is Michael R. Sherwin.