Announcements

Masks are no longer required to enter the National Courts Building.

The full order can be found here.

Senior Judge Nancy Beth Firestone, of the United States Court of Federal Claims, died Monday, October 3, 2022, at the age of 70.   Judge Firestone was appointed to the United States Court of Federal Claims by President William J. Clinton and joined the bench on October 22, 1998.  She took senior judge status on October 22, 2013. 

Judge Firestone was born in Manchester, NH in 1951.  She received her B.A degree from Washington University in 1973 and her J.D. with honors from University of Missouri - Kansas City Law School in 1977.   

On September 9, 2022, the Chief Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the United States Court of Federal Claims issued a joint administrative order reopening the National Courts Building to the public effective Monday, September 12. Note that N-95, KN-95, or KF-94 masks are still required in public areas.

The full order can be found here.

Effective immediately, the Court of Federal Claims has increased the file size limit in CM/ECF from 50 MB to 200 MB. That means that for each filing, the main document and each attachment must be no more than 200 MB in size. For more information on CM/ECF, please visit the CM/ECF Resources page or call the CM/ECF Help Desk at 202-357-6402.