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The 'United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit' is a United States court of appeals. The Federal Circuit was created by Congress with passage of the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982.
The court is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and occupies the Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, the Tayloe House, the former Cosmos Club, and the Dolley Madison House.
Pursuant to , 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 Trial and Appeal Board
★
★ United States Board of Appeals and Interferences of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
★
★ Boards 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
★
★ United States District Courts (for patent and certain other appeals)
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 from any of the United States district courts where the original action included a complaint arising under the patent laws, but not if the patent claims arose solely as counter-claims by the defendant (''Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc.'', 2002).[1] Though other appellate courts can now hear patents claims in theory, this has not happened often.
The court sits from time-to-time in locations other than Washington, and its judges can and do sit by designation on other courts of appeals and on district courts.
Pursuant to , all judges of the Federal Circuit are required to reside within 50 miles (80 km) of the District of Columbia while on active status. Judges on senior status are not subject to this restriction.
As of Kimberly Ann Moore's inauguration on September 8, 2006, the judges on the court are:
★ There are no vacancies pending.
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.
★ Federal Circuit Bar Association
★ Federal judicial appointment history#Federal Circuit
1. Possible amendment to eliminate this provision was proposed on June 16, 2005 in House bill 109 H.R. 2955.
★ Judicial Biographies
★
★ source for Judge Cowen being inactive
★ Standard Search
★
★ source for the duty stations for senior judges
★ U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
★
★ source for the state, lifetime, term of active judgeship, term of chief judgeship, term of senior judgeship, appointer, termination reason, and seat information
★ The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: A History, 1982–1990, , , , United States Judicial Conference Committee on the Bicentennial of the Constitution of the United States, 1991,
★ United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: A History: 1990–2002 / compiled by members of the Advisory Council to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in celebration of the court's twentieth anniversary., , , , U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2004,
★ United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
★ Recent opinions from Findlaw
★ The Federal Circuit Bar Association
★ The Federal Circuit Historical Society
★ Federal Judicial Center page on the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982
The 'United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit' is a United States court of appeals. The Federal Circuit was created by Congress with passage of the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982.
The court is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and occupies the Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, the Tayloe House, the former Cosmos Club, and the Dolley Madison House.
| Contents |
| Jurisdiction |
| Current composition of the court |
| Pending nominations |
| List of former judges |
| Chief judges |
| Succession of seats |
| See also |
| Notes |
| References |
| Further reading |
| External links |
| Navigation |
Jurisdiction
Pursuant to , 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 Trial and Appeal Board
★
★ United States Board of Appeals and Interferences of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
★
★ Boards 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
★
★ United States District Courts (for patent and certain other appeals)
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 from any of the United States district courts where the original action included a complaint arising under the patent laws, but not if the patent claims arose solely as counter-claims by the defendant (''Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc.'', 2002).[1] Though other appellate courts can now hear patents claims in theory, this has not happened often.
The court sits from time-to-time in locations other than Washington, and its judges can and do sit by designation on other courts of appeals and on district courts.
Pursuant to , all judges of the Federal Circuit are required to reside within 50 miles (80 km) of the District of Columbia while on active status. Judges on senior status are not subject to this restriction.
Current composition of the court
As of Kimberly Ann Moore's inauguration on September 8, 2006, the judges on the court are:
Pending nominations
★ There are no vacancies pending.
List of former judges
Chief judges
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.
See also
★ Federal Circuit Bar Association
★ Federal judicial appointment history#Federal Circuit
Notes
1. Possible amendment to eliminate this provision was proposed on June 16, 2005 in House bill 109 H.R. 2955.
References
★ Judicial Biographies
★
★ source for Judge Cowen being inactive
★ Standard Search
★
★ source for the duty stations for senior judges
★ U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
★
★ source for the state, lifetime, term of active judgeship, term of chief judgeship, term of senior judgeship, appointer, termination reason, and seat information
Further reading
★ The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: A History, 1982–1990, , , , United States Judicial Conference Committee on the Bicentennial of the Constitution of the United States, 1991,
★ United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: A History: 1990–2002 / compiled by members of the Advisory Council to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in celebration of the court's twentieth anniversary., , , , U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2004,
External links
★ United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
★ Recent opinions from Findlaw
★ The Federal Circuit Bar Association
★ The Federal Circuit Historical Society
★ Federal Judicial Center page on the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982
Navigation
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