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Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1295, The Federal Circuit is a federal Court with Appellate Jurisdiction over:



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 Court s 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 ).Possible amendment to eliminate this loophole was proposed on June 16 , 2005 in House bill 109 H.R. 2955. 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 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.


CURRENT COMPOSITION OF THE COURT

As Of Raymond Clevenger's assumption of senior status on February 1 , 2006 1, the judges on the court are:

  Index 20
  Title Chief Judge
  Name Paul Redmond Michel
  Duty Station Washington, DC
  State PA
  Born 1941
  Term 1988–present
  Chief Term 2004–present
  Senior Term —
  Appointer Reagan
  Seat 1
  Termination —


  Index 16
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name Pauline Newman
  Duty Station Washington, DC
  State NY
  Born 1927
  Term 1984–present
  Chief Term —
  Senior Term —
  Appointer Reagan
  Seat 8
  Termination —


  Index 19
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name Haldane Robert Mayer
  Duty Station Washington, DC
  State DC
  Born 1941
  Term 1987–present
  Chief Term 1997–2004
  Senior Term —
  Appointer Reagan
  Seat 2
  Termination —


  Index 22
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name Alan David Lourie
  Duty Station Washington, DC
  State
  Born 1935
  Term 1990–present
  Chief Term —
  Senior Term —
  Appointer GHW Bush
  Seat 5
  Termination —


  Index 24
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name Randall Ray Rader
  Duty Station Washington, DC
  State DC
  Born 1949
  Term 1990–present
  Chief Term —
  Senior Term —
  Appointer GHW Bush
  Seat 12
  Termination —


  Index 25
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name Alvin Anthony Schall
  Duty Station Washington, DC
  State DC
  Born 1944
  Term 1992–present
  Chief Term —
  Senior Term —
  Appointer GHW Bush
  Seat 11
  Termination —


  Index 26
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name William Curtis Bryson
  Duty Station Washington, DC
  State DC
  Born 1945
  Term 1994–present
  Chief Term —
  Senior Term —
  Appointer Clinton
  Seat 6
  Termination —


  Index 27
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name Arthur J Gajarsa
  Duty Station Washington, DC
  State DC
  Born 1941
  Term 1997–present
  Chief Term —
  Senior Term —
  Appointer Clinton
  Seat 9
  Termination —


  Index 28
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name Richard Linn
  Duty Station Washington, DC
  State DC
  Born 1944
  Term 1999–present
  Chief Term —
  Senior Term —
  Appointer Clinton
  Seat 10
  Termination —


  Index 29
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name Timothy B Dyk
  Duty Station Washington, DC
  State DC
  Born 1937
  Term 2000–present
  Chief Term —
  Senior Term —
  Appointer Clinton
  Seat 7
  Termination —


  Index 30
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name Sharon Prost
  Duty Station Washington, DC
  State DC
  Born 1951
  Term 2001–present
  Chief Term —
  Senior Term —
  Appointer GW Bush
  Seat 4
  Termination —


  Index —
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name ''(vacant: seat 3)''
  Duty Station Washington, DC
  State ''(n/a)''
  Born ''(n/a)''
  Term ''(n/a)''
  Chief Term ''(n/a)''
  Senior Term ''(n/a)''
  Appointer ''(n/a)''
  Seat ''(n/a)''
  Termination ''(n/a)''


  Index 5
  Title Senior Circuit Judge
  Name Arnold Wilson Cowen
  Duty Station ''(inactive)''
  State TX
  Born 1905
  Term ''(none)''
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1982–present
  Appointer <sup>(a)</sup>
  Seat N/A
  Termination —


  Index 13
  Title Senior Circuit Judge
  Name Daniel Mortimer Friedman
  Duty Station Washington, DC
  State DC
  Born 1916
  Term 1982–1989
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1989–present
  Appointer <sup>(a)</sup>
  Seat 5
  Termination —


  Index 18
  Title Senior Circuit Judge
  Name Glenn Leroy Archer, Jr
  Duty Station Washington, DC
  State DC
  Born 1929
  Term 1985–1997
  Chief Term 1994–1997
  Senior Term 1997–present
  Appointer Reagan
  Seat 7
  Termination —


  Index 21
  Title Senior Circuit Judge
  Name S Jay Plager
  Duty Station Washington, DC
  State DC
  Born 1931
  Term 1989–2000
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 2000–present
  Appointer GHW Bush
  Seat 4
  Termination —


  Index 23
  Title Senior Circuit Judge
  Name Raymond Charles Clevenger III
  Duty Station Washington, DC
  State DC
  Born 1937
  Term 1990–2006
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 2006–present
  Appointer GHW Bush
  Seat 3
  Termination —


(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


  Index 1
  Name Don Nelson Laramore
  State IN
  Borndied 1906–1989
  Term ''(none)''
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1982–1989
  Appointer <sup>(a)</sup>
  Seat N/A
  Termination death


  Index 2
  Name Giles Sutherland Rich
  State NY
  Borndied 1904–1999
  Term 1982–1999
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term ''(none)''
  Appointer <sup>(b)</sup>
  Seat 10
  Termination death


  Index 3
  Name James Lindsay Almond, Jr
  State VA
  Borndied 1898–1986
  Term ''(none)''
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1982–1986
  Appointer <sup>(b)</sup>
  Seat N/A
  Termination death


  Index 4
  Name Oscar Hirsh Davis
  State DC
  Borndied 1914–1988
  Term 1982–1988
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term ''(none)''
  Appointer <sup>(a)</sup>
  Seat 3
  Termination death


  Index 6
  Name Philip Nichols, Jr
  State DC
  Borndied 1907–1990
  Term 1982–1983
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1983–1990
  Appointer <sup>(a)</sup>
  Seat 8
  Termination death


  Index 7
  Name Byron George Skelton
  State TX
  Borndied 1905–2004
  Term ''(none)''
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1982–2004
  Appointer <sup>(a)</sup>
  Seat N/A
  Termination death


  Index 8
  Name Phillip Benjamin Baldwin
  State TX
  Borndied 1924–2002
  Term 1982–1986
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1986–1991
  Appointer <sup>(b)</sup>
  Seat 1
  Termination retirement


  Index 9
  Name Howard Thomas Markey
  State IL
  Borndied 1920–present
  Term 1982–1991
  Chief Term 1982–1990
  Senior Term ''(none)''
  Appointer <sup>(b)</sup>
  Seat 6
  Termination retirement


  Index 10
  Name Marion Tinsley Bennett
  State MO
  Borndied 1914–2000
  Term 1982–1986
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1986–2000
  Appointer <sup>(a)</sup>
  Seat 2
  Termination death


  Index 11
  Name Shiro Kashiwa
  State HI
  Borndied 1912–1998
  Term 1982–1986
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term ''(none)''
  Appointer <sup>(a)</sup>
  Seat 4
  Termination retirement


  Index 12
  Name Jack Richard Miller
  State IA
  Borndied 1916–1994
  Term 1982–1985
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1985–1994
  Appointer <sup>(b)</sup>
  Seat 7
  Termination death


  Index 14
  Name Edward Samuel Smith
  State MD
  Borndied 1919–2001
  Term 1982–1989
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1989–2001
  Appointer <sup>(a)</sup>
  Seat 11
  Termination death


  Index 15
  Name Helen Wilson Nies
  State DC
  Borndied 1925–1996
  Term 1982–1995
  Chief Term 1990–1994
  Senior Term 1995–1996
  Appointer <sup>(b)</sup>
  Seat 9
  Termination death


  Index 17
  Name Jean Galloway Bissell
  State SC
  Borndied 1936–1990
  Term 1984–1990
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term ''(none)''
  Appointer Reagan
  Seat 12
  Termination death


(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

  Name Nies
  Term 1990–1994


  Name Archer
  Term 1994–1997


  Name Mayer
  Term 1997–2004


  Name ''' Michel '''
  Term 2004–present



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  Name Baldwin
  Term 1982–1986


  Name ''' Michel '''
  Term 1988–present


  Valign "top"
  Text Reassigned on April 2 , 1982 from the United States Court of Claims by 96&nbspStat&nbsp25


  Name Bennett
  Term 1982–1986


  Name ''' Mayer '''
  Term 1987–present


  Valign "top"
  Text Reassigned on April 2 , 1982 from the United States Court of Claims by 96&nbspStat&nbsp25


  Name Davis
  Term 1982–1988


  Name Clevenger
  Term 1990–2006


  Name ''(vacant)''
  Term 2006–present


  Valign "top"
  Text Reassigned on April 2 , 1982 from the United States Court of Claims by 96&nbspStat&nbsp25


  Name Kashiwa
  Term 1982–1986


  Name Plager
  Term 1989–2000


  Name ''' Prost '''
  Term 2001–present




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  Name Friedman
  Term 1982–1989


  Name ''' Lourie '''
  Term 1990–present


  Valign "top"
  Text Reassigned on April 2 , 1982 from the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals by 96&nbspStat&nbsp25


  Name Markey
  Term 1982–1990


  Name ''' Bryson '''
  Term 1994–present


  Valign "top"
  Text Reassigned on April 2 , 1982 from the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals by 96&nbspStat&nbsp25


  Name Miller
  Term 1982–1985


  Name Archer
  Term 1985–1997


  Name ''' Dyk '''
  Term 2000–present


  Valign "top"
  Text Reassigned on April 2 , 1982 from the United States Court of Claims by 96&nbspStat&nbsp25


  Name Nichols
  Term 1982–1983


  Name ''' Newman '''
  Term 1984–present




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  Name Nies
  Term 1982–1995


  Name ''' Gajarsa '''
  Term 1997–present


  Valign "top"
  Text Reassigned on April 2 , 1982 from the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals by 96&nbspStat&nbsp25


  Name Rich
  Term 1982–1999


  Name ''' Linn '''
  Term 1999–present


  Valign "top"
  Text Reassigned on April 2 , 1982 from the United States Court of Claims by 96&nbspStat&nbsp25


  Name Smith
  Term 1982–1989


  Name ''' Schall '''
  Term 1992–present


  Valign "top"
  Text Established on April 2 , 1982 by 96&nbspStat&nbsp25


  Name Bissell
  Term 1984–1990


  Name ''' Rader '''
  Term 1990–present