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This morning the Federal Circuit announced Raymond C. Clevenger III’s retirement from the Federal Circuit. As today’s announcement notes, Judge Clevenger served on the bench of the Federal Circuit for over 36 years, sitting on approximately 800 panels and authoring more than 1,200 opinions for the Court. While quite less important, personally I will never forget helping him carry a freshly-cut Christmas tree from his car in the basement of the courthouse to his chambers (somehow fitting the tree in the elevator), our lively debate about whether Kansas is a Plain State or part of the Midwest, and his uncanny ability to elicit admissions at oral argument. But, most of all and most importantly, I will remember his kindness and graciousness. On behalf of all the law clerks who ever interacted with him, as well as all the lawyers who ever pleaded a case he handled, we wish him great happiness in his retirement. Here is the full text of the court’s announcement.

Yesterday the Federal Circuit announced the schedule for its October 2026 session in Chicago. Here is the full text of the announcement.

Today, the Federal Circuit provided a notice of a proposed amendments to the Federal Circuit Rules of Practice. The amendments would eliminate two things: use “passim” in any table of authorities and use of incorporation by reference to exceed any word count. Here is the full text of the announcement with links to more details.

Today the Federal Circuit announced it will sit in Chicago as part of its 2026 October section. Here is the full text of the announcement.

Yesterday the Federal Circuit announced a ticket release for the Federal Circuit Center for Innovation & Law’s America250 event. Here is the full text of the update:

Yesterday the Federal Circuit announced a modification to the court’s Internal Operating Procedure. Here is a markup showing how the court changed responsibilities for post-calendar motions:

The action chambers on a post-calendar motion shall be that of the judge who has been assigned the responsibility of authoring, or who has authored the opinion. If a post-calendar motion requires action before hearing, the presiding judge of the merits panel will preassign the opinion-authoring responsibility, subject to reassignment after the hearing if necessary. The authoringAs a general matter, the action judge will decide whether to act alone on a motion or to obtain the views of procedural motions but must notify the other merits panel members (in conference or byof any such ruling. Procedural motions include motions for extensions of time, withdrawal of counsel, and acceptance of papers lacking proper form and content. These motions do not include motions to add counsel which require a vote sheet).of all panel members.

Here is the full text of the announcement.

This afternoon, the Federal Circuit announced that it will hear arguments this August. Here is the full text of the announcement.

This afternoon the Federal Circuit announced that Judge Bryson received the 2026 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Federal Circuit. Here is the full text of the announcement.

Yesterday the Federal Circuit announced it will open its doors on July 3 to the public for tours, mock trials, and opportunities to speak with federal judges. Here is the full text of the announcement.

Yesterday the Federal Circuit announced that the court has updated its sessions calendars. Here is the full text of the announcement.