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The United States Court of Federal Claims is a court formed on October 1, 1982 as the '''United States Claims Court''', a successor to the trial division of the '''United States Court of Claims'''. On October 28, 1992, the name of the court was changed to the United States Court of Federal Claims {Link without Title} . JURISDICTION The court has limited jurisdiction, spelled out in 28 U.S.C. 1491: it can only hear claims for money that arise from the United States Constitution , Federal Statutes , executive regulations, or express or implied-in-fact contracts with the United States Federal Government (see the Tucker Act ). APPEALS Judgments of the court may be appealed to the United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit . ARTICLE I COURT The court is established pursuant to Congress's authority under Article I Of The United States Constitution . Unlike judges of courts established under Article III , judges on the Court of Federal Claims do not have lifetime tenure. Instead, the judges serve for a term of fifteen years. EXTERNAL LINKS |