[The KG9 Kid]

"... The D.C. Court of Appeals is the equivalent of a state supreme court."

Except for that tiny fact that the judges on that court are all hand-selected by the President of the United States.

I think that's why they call this court 'Supreme Court, Jr.'.

Are there any USSC justices that served on the DC Court of Appeals, to your knowledge?

[NinoFan]

John Roberts, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Ruth Bader Ginsburg were all on the DC Circuit I believe.