Oct. 4, 2002

Federal Circuit Has Jurisdiction In a Number of Different Areas

Focus Column - Appellate Law - By Laura M. Grisolano and Catherine Valerio - Barrad Twenty years ago this week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit came into existence pursuant to the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982. Congress created this court to address the widely held belief that certain areas of federal law would benefit from more expert and uniform review.