United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Announcements

2009 Calendar Available: The Calendar of Public Sessions for the Fiscal Year 2009 (October 2008 to September 2009) is available at this link.

Circuit Mediation Office Second Quarter Statistics: The Circuit Mediation Office has issued its Second Quarter 2008 Statistics, available at this link.

Federal Circuit Judge to be Keynote Speaker at Industry Conference: Judge Arthur J. Gajarsa will be one of the keynote speakers at the 5th Annual Patent & the Financial Services Industry Conference on July 30, 2008 in New York City. Judge Gajarsa's topic will be "Insights into Federal Circuit Interactions with the Supreme Court, Congress & the USPTO." Conference details can be found at this link.

Chief Judge Michel Speaks on the State of the Court: Addressing attendees at the court’s Judicial Conference, Chief Judge Paul R. Michel affirmed that “The State of the Court is characterized by great experience, extraordinary diversity, intense engagement, national integration, growing efficiency and increasing expedition.” Read the full text of the Chief Judge’s address here.

Rules for Judicial Conduct and Judicial Disability Proceedings:Mandatory rules for judicial conduct and judicial disability proceedings, adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States on March 11, 2008 take effect on April 10, 2008 and are available at this link.

Federal Circuit Will Sit in Silicon Valley in November 2008: The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will hold hearings in several locations in Silicon Valley, California during the week of November 3, 2008. Santa Clara University School of Law, Stanford University School of Law and the United States District Courts in San Francisco and San Jose will each host a panel of judges for oral argument during that week.

Judges of the Federal Circuit Sitting by Designation: The Chief Justice assigns circuit judges to sit by designation with another circuit court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 291. Thus far in 2008, three Federal Circuit judges have sat by designation with a sister circuit. Five judges of the Federal Circuit had the opportunity to sit by designation with three sister circuits during calendar year 2007. A list of the Federal Circuit judges who have been so designated is available for 2007 and 2008.

Visiting Judges Sitting with the Federal Circuit: Since September 2006, twenty seven judges from circuit and district courts around the country have sat with the Federal Circuit. A list of the visiting judges who have sat with the court through June 2008 is available here.

Court Rules & Forms

• Rules and Forms
• Form 21, application for admission to the Federal Circuit Bar.

Opinions, Calendars & Dispositions

• Opinions & Orders.
• Last week’s disposition sheet of Federal Circuit cases
• Current week’s disposition sheet of Federal Circuit cases
• New cases filed in the last 90 days [plain text].
• New cases filed in the last 90 days [Excel spreadsheet].
• Pending Argument Calendar
• Calendar of Public Sessions October 2007 to September 2008.
• Calendar of Public Sessions October 2008 to September 2009.

Court Information

• About the Court
• Docket Information (PACER).
• Phone numbers and contacts
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Biographies of Federal Circuit judges
• Audio files of oral arguments are available. Counsel should read the guidelines for oral arguments.
• Disclosure of privately funded educational programs
• Directions to the court
• The Guide for Motions Practice answers common questions about motions
• Visiting Judges Sitting with the Federal Circuit 2006 to the present.
• Members of the Federal Circuit Advisory Council
• Court Mediation Program
• Statistics
• Law Clerk Hiring Policy