Current Vacancies on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims: Overview and Historical Context. October 13, 2016 (IN10592)
“Over the past several decades, there has been ongoing Senate interest in appointments to the United States Court of Federal Claims. This Insight provides information related to the number of current vacancies on the court, and how long these particular vacancies have existed. It also provides, for historical context, similar information for past vacancies on the court. The Court of Federal Claims was established by Congress in 1982, assuming the original jurisdiction of the U.S. Court of Claims, which had been in existence since 1855 (and which was abolished in 1982 by the same statute that created the Court of Federal Claims). The jurisdiction of the Court of Federal Claims includes hearing disputes involving money claims against the federal government. Typical cases for the court ” involve disputes concerning tax refunds, federal contracts, federal takings of private property, or government employees’ pay…”