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Encyclopedia > 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. 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Courts of Appeals (or circuit courts) are the mid-level appellate courts of the United States federal court system. ...


The Federal Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over: A court is an official, public forum which a public power establishes by lawful authority to adjudicate disputes, and to dispense civil, labour, administrative and criminal justice under the law. ... An appellate court is a court that hears cases in which a lower court -- either a trial court or a lower-level appellate court — has already made some decision, which at least one party to the action wants to challenge based upon some legal grounds that are allowed to be... In law, jurisdiction refers to the aspect of a any unique legal authority as being localized within boundaries. ...

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) 1. Though other appellate courts can now hear patents claims in theory, this has not happened often. In the United States, federal courts or tribunals can be classified as either Article I tribunals or Article III tribunals. ... The United States Court of Federal Claims is a special court created on October 1, 1982 by the U.S. Congress and headquartered in Washington, D.C.. By federal law, claims brought against the United States must be brought in this court; however, as this court is established under Article... The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) is an independent, non-partisan, quasi-judicial federal agency of the United States that provides trade expertise to both the legislative and executive branches of government, determines the impact of imports on U.S. industries, and directs actions against certain unfair trade practices... In the United States, federal courts or tribunals can be classified as either Article I tribunals or Article III tribunals. ... The United States Court of International Trade is an Article III court of the U.S. Formerly known as the United States Customs Court, this court has juridictions over cases dealing with tariffs. ... Subject matter jurisdiction is a legal term used in civil procedure to indicate that a case must be entered in the proper court of law based on the nature of the claim. ... The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. ... A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to a person for a fixed period of time in exchange for the regulated, public disclosure of certain details of a device, method, process or substance (known as an invention) which is new, inventive and useful. ... The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. ... A plaintiff, also known as a claimant, or a complainant is the party who initiates a lawsuit (also known as an action) before a court. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The court meets in Washington, DC, and occupies the Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, named for the court's first chief judge, the Tayloe House, the former Cosmos Club and the Dolley Madison House. Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Dolley Madison was sent to jail for having illegal sex with George Washington ...

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Current composition of the court

As of 2005, the judges on the court are: 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...



Title Name Duty Station Born Term of
Active Service		 Term of
Service
as Chief		 Term of
Senior Service		 Appointed by
Chief Judge Paul Redmond Michel Washington, DC 1941 1988 – present 2004 – present — Reagan
Circuit Judge Pauline Newman Washington, DC 1927 1984 – present — — Reagan
Circuit Judge Haldane Robert Mayer Washington, DC 1941 1987 – present 1997 – 2004 — Reagan
Circuit Judge Alan David Lourie Washington, DC 1935 1990 – present — — G.H.W. Bush
Circuit Judge Raymond Charles Clevenger III Washington, DC 1937 1990 – present — — G.H.W. Bush
Circuit Judge Randall Ray Rader Washington, DC 1949 1990 – present — — G.H.W. Bush
Circuit Judge Alvin Anthony Schall Washington, DC 1944 1992 – present — — G.H.W. Bush
Circuit Judge William Curtis Bryson Washington, DC 1945 1994 – present — — Clinton
Circuit Judge Arthur J. Gajarsa Washington, DC 1941 1997 – present — — Clinton
Circuit Judge Richard Linn Washington, DC 1944 1999 – present — — Clinton
Circuit Judge Timothy B. Dyk Washington, DC 1937 2000 – present — — Clinton
Circuit Judge Sharon Prost Washington, DC 1951 2001 – present — — G.W. Bush
Senior Circuit Judge Arnold Wilson Cowen (inactive) 1905 (none) (none) 1982 – present (a)
Senior Circuit Judge Daniel Mortimer Friedman Washington, DC 1916 1982 – 1989 (none) 1989 – present (a)
Senior Circuit Judge Glenn Leroy Archer, Jr. Washington, DC 1929 1985 – 1997 1994 – 1997 1997 – present Reagan
Senior Circuit Judge S. Jay Plager Washington, DC 1931 1989 – 2000 (none) 2000 – present G.H.W. Bush


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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


Name State Born/Died Term of
Active Service		 Term of
Service
as Chief		 Term of
Senior Service		 Appointed by Reason
Appointment
Terminated
James Lindsay Almond, Jr. VA 1898 – 1986 (none) (none) 1982 – 1986 (b) death
Phillip Benjamin Baldwin TX 1924 – 2002 1982 – 1986 (none) 1986 – 1991 (b) retirement
Marion Tinsley Bennett MO 1914 – 2000 1982 – 1986 (none) 1986 – 2000 (a) death
Oscar Hirsh Davis DC 1914 – 1988 1982 – 1988 (none) (none) (a) death
Shiro Kashiwa HI 1912 – 1998 1982 – 1986 (none) (none) (a) retirement
Don Nelson Laramore IN 1906 – 1989 (none) (none) 1982 – 1989 (a) death
Howard Thomas Markey IL 1920 – present 1982 – 1991 1982 – 1990 (none) (b) retirement
Jack Richard Miller IA 1916 – 1994 1982 – 1985 (none) 1985 – 1994 (b) death
Philip Nichols, Jr. DC 1907 – 1990 1982 – 1983 (none) 1983 – 1990 (a) death
Helen Wilson Nies DC 1925 – 1996 1982 – 1995 1990 – 1994 1995 – 1996 (b) death
Giles Sutherland Rich NY 1904 – 1999 1982 – 1999 (none) (none) (b) death
Byron George Skelton TX 1905 – 2004 (none) (none) 1982 – 2004 (a) death
Edward Samuel Smith MD 1919 – 2001 1982 – 1989 (none) 1989 – 2001 (a) death
Jean Galloway Bissell SC 1936 – 1990 1984 – 1990 (none) (none) Reagan death


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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

Chief Judges
Markey 1982 – 1990
Nies 1990 – 1994
Archer 1994 – 1997
Mayer 1997 – 2004
Michel 2004 – present

In order to qualify for the office of Chief Judge, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as Chief Judge. A vacancy in the office of Chief Judge is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The Chief Judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position. Unlike the Chief Justice of the United States, a Chief Judge returns to active service after the expiration of his or her term and does not create a vacancy on the bench by the fact of his or her promotion. See 28 U.S.C. § 45.
The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the Judicial Branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the Supreme Court of the United States. ...


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. Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for U.S. federal judges. ... The President of the United States (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ...

Seat 1
Reassigned on April 2, 1982 from the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals by 96 Stat. 25
Baldwin 1982 – 1986
Michel 1988 – present
Seat 2
Reassigned on April 2, 1982 from the United States Court of Claims by 96 Stat. 25
Bennett 1982 – 1986
Mayer 1987 – present
Seat 3
Reassigned on April 2, 1982 from the United States Court of Claims by 96 Stat. 25
Davis 1982 – 1988
Clevenger 1990 – present
Seat 4
Reassigned on April 2, 1982 from the United States Court of Claims by 96 Stat. 25
Kashiwa 1982 – 1986
Plager 1989 – 2000
Prost 2001 – present
Seat 5
Reassigned on April 2, 1982 from the United States Court of Claims by 96 Stat. 25
Friedman 1982 – 1989
Lourie 1990 – present
Seat 6
Reassigned on April 2, 1982 from the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals by 96 Stat. 25
Markey 1982 – 1990
Bryson 1994 – present
Seat 7
Reassigned on April 2, 1982 from the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals by 96 Stat. 25
Miller 1982 – 1985
Archer 1985 – 1997
Dyk 2000 – present
Seat 8
Reassigned on April 2, 1982 from the United States Court of Claims by 96 Stat. 25
Nichols 1982 – 1983
Newman 1984 – present
Seat 9
Reassigned on April 2, 1982 from the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals by 96 Stat. 25
Nies 1982 – 1995
Gajarsa 1997 – present
Seat 10
Reassigned on April 2, 1982 from the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals by 96 Stat. 25
Rich 1982 – 1999
Linn 1999 – present
Seat 11
Reassigned on April 2, 1982 from the United States Court of Claims by 96 Stat. 25
Smith 1982 – 1989
Schall 1992 – present
Seat 12
Established on April 2, 1982 by 96 Stat. 25
Bissell 1984 – 1990
Rader 1990 – present

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Notes

  • Note 1: Possible amendment to eliminate this loophole was proposed on June 16, 2005 in House bill "109 H.R. 2955".

June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

See also


The selection of federal judges has become viewed as a political process in the last several decades. ...

United States Courts of Appeals

1st Circuit | 2nd Circuit | 3rd Circuit | 4th Circuit | 5th Circuit | 6th Circuit | 7th Circuit
8th Circuit | 9th Circuit | 10th Circuit | 11th Circuit | DC Circuit | Federal Circuit | Armed Forces The United States Courts of Appeals (or circuit courts) are the mid-level appellate courts of the United States federal court system. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2200x1699, 99 KB)Map of the geographic boundaries of the various United States Courts of Appeals and United States District Courts. ... The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States District Courts: District of Maine District of Massachusetts District of New Hampshire District of Puerto Rico District of Rhode Island The court is based at the John Joseph... The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States District Courts: District of Connecticut Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of New York District of Vermont The Second Circuit hears argument at the Thurgood Marshall U.S... The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States District Courts: District of Delaware District of New Jersey Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania District of the United States Virgin Islands The court is based at... The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States district courts: District of Maryland Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of North Carolina District of South Carolina Western and Eastern Districts of Virginia Northern and Southern Districts of... The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States District Courts: Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of Louisiana Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi Western, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of Texas The court is based at... The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States District Courts: Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of Tennessee The... The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States district courts: Central, Northern, and Southern Districts of Illinois Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin The court is based at the Dirksen... The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States district courts: Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa District of Minnesota Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri District of Nebraska District of... United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States district courts: District of Colorado District of Kansas District of New Mexico Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts of Oklahoma District of Utah District of Wyoming These districts were... The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States district courts: Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Alabama Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Georgia These districts were originally part... The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, known informally as the D.C. Circuit, is the federal appellate court for the U.S. district court in Washington, DC. Appeals from the D.C. Circuit, as with all the U.S. Courts of Appeals, are heard... The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces exercises worldwide appellate jurisdiction over members of the United States armed forces on active duty and other persons subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. ...



References

  • "Judicial Biographies". Official website of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. URL accessed on June 1, 2005.
    • source for Judge Cowen being inactive
  • "Standard Search". Federal Law Clerk Information System. URL accessed on June 1, 2005.
    • source for the duty stations for senior judges
  • "U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit". Official website of the Federal Judicial Center. URL accessed on May 26, 2005.
    • source for the state, lifetime, term of active judgeship, term of chief judgeship, term of senior judgeship, appointer, termination reason, and seat information

June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

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