The Court of International Trade's CM/ECF system will be unavailable during maintenance scheduled for March 25, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 pm EST, the court said.
The Clerk's Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's launched a live chat system on the court's website, allowing users to "receive real time assistance from a Clerk's Office staff member." The browser-based site runs 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
Judge Stephen Vaden of the Court of International Trade said he did not understand why CIT cases involving presidential decisions or constitutional claims are not allowed direct appeals to the Supreme Court. Speaking March 8 on the "Original Jurisdiction" podcast, Vaden detailed the way constitutional claims are heard at CIT and explained how they are different from other federal courts.
Changes to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's rules of practice took effect March 1, the court announced. The amendments apply to 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 and cover the number of required paper copies of briefs needed on rehearing motions and designating the day after Thanksgiving as a court holiday, among other things (see 2302240012). In addition to the changes, the appellate court said it updated many of its forms, including forms 1, 5, 6, 8B, 9, 9A, 16, 18, 24, 32 and 33. The updated forms should be used for all filings made after March 1.
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).