United States Court of Federal Claims

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Article I tribunal federal trial court specialized court

The United States Court of Federal Claims is a specialized federal trial court that hears monetary claims for damages against the U.S. government, including contract disputes, tax refunds, and takings cases.

Aliases (6)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Article I tribunal → federal trial court → specialized court →
allows	limited jury trials in certain vaccine cases →
alsoKnownAs	U.S. Court of Federal Claims →
appellateCourt	United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit →
constitutionalBasis	Article I of the United States Constitution →
country	United States of America →
createdBy	Congress of the United States →
employerOf	clerks of court → judges of the United States Court of Federal Claims → special masters in vaccine cases →
excludesJurisdiction	equitable relief except in limited circumstances → tort claims against the United States →
governingStatute	Tucker Act →
hasAbbreviation	CFC →
hasChiefJudge	Chief Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims →
hasNumberOfJudges	16 →
hasSeat	Howard T. Markey National Courts Building →
hasWebsite	https://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/ →
hearsAppealsFrom	Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims →
hearsCases	bench trials →
judgeAppointmentMethod	appointed by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate →
judgeTermLength	15 years →
jurisdiction	Indian trust and tribal claims → United States federal government → bid protest cases involving federal procurement → certain claims founded upon contracts with the United States → certain class actions against the United States → claims founded upon Acts of Congress → claims founded upon executive regulations → claims founded upon the Constitution of the United States → contract disputes with the United States → military and civilian pay claims → monetary claims against the United States → patent and intellectual property compensation claims against the United States → takings claims under the Fifth Amendment → tax refund suits against the United States → vaccine injury compensation appeals →
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. →
officialLanguage	English →
partOf	federal judiciary of the United States →
predecessor	United States Court of Claims →
relatedDoctrine	Tucker Act jurisdiction →
subjectMatter	monetary damages → non-tort monetary claims against the United States →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice → Tax Division →	litigatesIn
United States Court of Federal Claims ("United States Court of Claims") → United States Court of Federal Claims ("United States Court of Claims") →	predecessor
Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 ("United States Claims Court") → Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 ("United States Court of Claims") →	relatedTo
Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 ("United States Court of Claims") →	affectedCourt
United States Court of Federal Claims ("U.S. Court of Federal Claims") →	alsoKnownAs
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit →	appealsFrom
Administrative Office of the United States Courts →	appliesTo
Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 ("United States Court of Claims") →	consolidatedAppellateFunctionsFrom
Federal Supplement ("United States Court of Federal Claims (selected opinions)") →	coversCourt
Title 28 of the United States Code →	governs
Tucker Act jurisdiction →	grantsJurisdictionTo
United States in tax litigation →	hasVenue
Washington, D.C. →	hostsInstitution
Howard T. Markey National Courts Building →	housesCourt
federal judiciary of the United States →	includesCourt
Judicial Conference of the United States →	jurisdiction
United States Court of Federal Claims →	nativeName
Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims →	parentOrganization
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ("United States Court of Claims (appellate jurisdiction)") →	precededBy
Tucker Act jurisdiction →	primaryForum
Howard T. Markey National Courts Building ("United States Court of Federal Claims judges") →	usedBy