United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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)
- non-tort monetary complaints against the government under $10,000 (the "Little Trucker Act")
- United States Merit Systems Protection Board (federal employment and employment benefits)
- Article III tribunals:
The Federal Circuit is the only United States Court of Appeals that has jurisdiction based on subject matter rather than geographical location. It 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.
Judges
The judges on the court (as of March 2, 2005) are:
- Chief Judge Paul Redmond Michel
- Circuit Judge Pauline Newman
- Circuit Judge Haldane Robert Mayer
- Circuit Judge Alan David Lourie
- Circuit Judge Raymond Charles Clevenger III
- Circuit Judge Randall Ray Rader
- Circuit Judge Alvin Anthony Schall
- Circuit Judge William Curtis Bryson
- Circuit Judge Arthur J. Gajarsa
- Circuit Judge Richard Linn
- Circuit Judge Timothy B. Dyk
- Circuit Judge Sharon Prost
- Senior Circuit Judge Arnold Wilson Cowen
- Senior Circuit Judge Daniel Mortimer Friedman
- Senior Circuit Judge Glenn Leroy Archer, Jr.
- Senior Circuit Judge S. Jay Plager
(Here circuit judges and senior circuit judges are listed in order of seniority.)
No judgeships are vacant.
Each active judge has their official duty station in Washington, DC.
External links
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Recent opinions from Findlaw
- Federal Judicial Center
- The Federal Circuit Bar Association
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