United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, or simply the Federal Circuit, was founded in 1982 to combine similar federal cases to a specialized appellate court.

The Federal Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over:

• Article I tribunals:
  • United States Court of Federal Claims
  • United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
  • United States Trademark and Trial Appeal Board
  • Board of Contract Appeals (for government contracts)
  • United States Merit Systems Protection Board (federal employment and employment benefits)
  • United States International Trade Commission

• Article III tribunals:
  • United States Court of International Trade

The Federal Circuit is the only judicial circuit that has its jurisdiction based wholly on subject matter rather than geographical location. It hears all appeals from United States District Courts arising from non-tort monetary complaints against the federal government under $10,000 (the "Little Tucker Act"). It also hears all appeals relating to patents from any of the United States District Courts, as long as they are brought up by plaintiffs and are not counter-claims (Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc., 2002). Though other appellate courts can now hear patents claims in theory, this has not happened often.

The court meets in Washington, DC, and occupies the National Courts Building, the Tayloe House, the former Cosmos Club, and the Dolley Madison House.

Contents 1 Current composition of the court 2 List of former judges 3 Chief judges 4 Succession of seats 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

Current composition of the court

As of 2005, the judges on the court are:

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^(a) Reassigned from the United States Court of Claims pursuant to the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982, 96 Stat. 25.

List of former judges

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^(a) Reassigned from the United States Court of Claims pursuant to the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982, 96 Stat. 25.

^(b) Reassigned from the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals pursuant to the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982, 96 Stat. 25.

Chief judges

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Succession of seats

The court has twelve seats for active judges, numbered in alphabetical order by their occupant at the time the court was formed, with the sole vacant seat being numbered last. Judges who retire into senior status remain on the bench but leave their seat vacant. That seat is filled by the next circuit judge appointed by the President.

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See also

• Federal judicial appointment history#Federal Circuit

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References

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  • source for Judge Cowen being inactive
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  • source for the duty stations for senior judges
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  • source for the state, lifetime, term of active judgeship, term of chief judgeship, term of senior judgeship, appointer, termination reason, and seat information

External links

• United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Recent opinions from Findlaw
• The Federal Circuit Bar Association