<P> The court is one of 13 United States courts of appeals . Composed of 17 active judges , it is based at the John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building in New Orleans , Louisiana , with the clerk 's office located at the F. Edward Hebert Federal Building in New Orleans . </P>
united states court of appeals for the fifth circuit clerk 's office
located at the F. Edward Hebert Federal Building in New Orleans