The appeal of the decision to U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals also failed. The Maryland Court of Special Appeals upheld the ruling. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed. Despite numerous appeals and court hearings the IOC's decision stood. The court is one of 13 United States courts of appeals. Board decisions are reviewable by United States Courts of Appeals. Sonia Sotomayor was one of the judges who Clinton appointed to the Court of Appeals. Hoffman urged members of the Court of Errors and Appeals to visit Hauptmann. Dallas also is the seat of the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas. It is one of thirteen United States courts of appeals. Critics accused it of being too lenient in granting appeals. Cuomo clerked for Judge Adrian P. Burke of the New York Court of Appeals. Provincial tribunals are the ultimate authority for appeals and reviews. He refused to allow any appeals of his sentence. Protests, legal appeals, and congressional inquiries were to no avail.