Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982

E70663

United States federal statute judicial reorganization law

The Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 is a U.S. federal law that reorganized parts of the federal judiciary, most notably consolidating certain appellate functions into the newly established United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute → judicial reorganization law →
affectedCourt	United States Court of Federal Claims → surface form: "United States Court of Claims" United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals →
appliesTo	Article I court → surface form: "Article I courts of the United States" United States courts of appeals → surface form: "Article III courts of the United States"
codifiedIn	Title 28 of the United States Code →
consolidatedAppellateFunctionsFrom	United States Court of Federal Claims → surface form: "United States Court of Claims" United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals →
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
created	United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit →
createdSuccessorCourtTo	United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals → United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals → surface form: "appellate division of the United States Court of Claims"
enactedBy	United States Congress →
established	nationwide jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit →
grantedJurisdictionOver	appeals from certain administrative agencies to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit → appeals from the United States Claims Court to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit → appeals from the United States Court of International Trade to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit → patent appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit →
impact	centralization of patent appeals in a single appellate court → increased uniformity in patent law interpretation → redefinition of jurisdiction of several federal courts →
jurisdiction	federal judiciary of the United States →
legislativeArea	court organization → judicial administration →
longTitleIncludes	An Act to improve the administration of justice in the Federal courts →
providedFor	transfer of judges from predecessor courts to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit → transition of pending cases to newly created courts →
purpose	to consolidate specialized appellate jurisdiction in a single court → to improve the administration of justice in the federal courts →
relatedTo	United States Court of Federal Claims → surface form: "United States Claims Court" United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit → United States Court of Federal Claims → surface form: "United States Court of Claims" United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals → United States Court of International Trade →
reorganized	federal appellate court structure of the United States →
resultedIn	abolition of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals → abolition of the trial division of the United States Court of Claims → creation of the United States Claims Court → transfer of certain appellate jurisdiction to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit →
signedBy	Ronald Reagan →
subjectMatter	federal claims against the United States → federal personnel and veterans appeals → international trade law → patent law →
typeOfChange	structural reform of federal courts →

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit → createdBy → Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 →

CFC → establishedBy → Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 →

subject surface form: "United States Court of Federal Claims"

United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals → terminatedBy → Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 →