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:
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 provision 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 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.
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'''Michel'''
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2004–present
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'''Michel'''
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1988–present
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'''Lourie'''
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1990–present
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'''Bryson'''
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1994–present
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'''Newman'''
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1984–present
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'''Gajarsa'''
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1997–present
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'''Schall'''
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1992–present
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