The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, or simply the Federal Circuit, is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the United States Court of International Trade, as well as Article I tribunals such as the United States Court of Federal Claims , the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims , the United States Trademark and Trial Appeal Board , and the United States Merit Systems Protection Board . It is the only United States Court of Appeals whose jurisdiction is based on subject matter rather than geographical location. It hears all appeals relating to patents from any of the United States District Courts.

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