The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit announced Jarrett Perlow will succeed Peter Marksteiner as the appellate court's next circuit executive and clerk of court. Marksteiner will retire June 30, having filled the role since 2016. Perlow has been the Federal Circuit's chief deputy clerk since December 2016. He also serves as a resident fellow in the Director's Leadership Program at the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, where he leads the development of a "nationwide court process improvement program across the federal judiciary," the Federal Circuit said. Perlow will assume the role July 1.

The fU.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit formally adopted a series of amendments to its rules of practice Feb. 23, with changes to take effect March 1, the court announced. The amendments will affect rules of practice 25, 26, 27, 28, 28.1, 30, 31, 32, 33, 33.1, 34, 35, 39, 40, 41, 47.4, 47.5 and 47.6.

The Pay.gov system used by the Court of International Trade will undergo maintenance on Feb. 26, 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. EST, the court said. Documents that require using this service cannot be filed on CM/ECF during this time.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit proposes to amend eight of its rules of practice and four of its practice notes, it said in a Jan. 20 update. The court previously delayed the implementation of the amendments (see 2211170033). The amendments would alter rules 26, 30, 31, 33, 33.1, 34, 39 and 47.6, and the practice notes to rules 34, 42, 47.5 and 47.6. If adopted, the amendments would take effect March 1. Comments are due by Feb. 21.

Amendments to various rules at the Court of International Trade will take effect Jan. 23, the court said Dec. 27. The rules were announced Dec. 13. The trade court approved changes to rules 3.1, 7, 56.1, 56.2, 60 and 81; Form 24; and Standard Chambers Procedures. Many of the rules pertain to the requirement that parties submit motions for judgment and briefs in support of the motions in one single document.

Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, will take senior status on May 1, 2023, according to the U.S. Courts website. Jackson was appointed to the court in 2011, before which she worked as a partner at Venable Baetjer. The judge's move to take senior status gives President Joe Biden another opportunity to seat a judge on the influential court, following Judge Judith Rogers' move to senior status earlier this year (see 2206030057).

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit greenlighted updates to the 2022-2023 calendar for July and formally adopted the 2023-2024 session calendar, the court said. The new 2022-2023 calendar has the court in session July 10-14, 2023, with July 4 marked as a federal holiday. Both calendars can be found here.

The Pacer court access system will undergo maintenance 6:55 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST Dec. 11, the Court of International Trade announced. "Users may experience intermittent issues when logging onto CM/ECF and when making payments through Pay.gov.," the court said.

Parties looking to file an amicus curiae brief at the U.S. Supreme Court no longer need to get consent of the parties or file a motion for leave to file the brief, the court announced Dec. 5. The move comes with other administrative changes made by the high court. Other changes include a new Rule 34.7 that lays out procedures to be followed when a party looks to file documents under seal, and an amendment to Rule 37.4 that lays out the procedures governing amicus curiae briefs where emergency applications are concerned.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit released an updated version of its Federal Circuit Rules of Practice, which incorporates Dec. 1 amendments to the Federal Rules of Procedure 25 and 42. The appellate court said that the amendments "do not impact the Federal Circuit's local rules or procedures." The Federal Circuit included the amendments after previously electing to delay them. Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 25 concerns filing and service, while Procedure 42 concerns the voluntary dismissal of actions.