The pay.gov site will undero maintenance June 1 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. EDT, the Court of International Trade said. During this time, documents needing payment through pay.gov can't be filed on CM/ECF.

Court of International Trade Chief Judge Mark Barnett appointed Cassidy Levy's Thomas Beline to be chair of the court's advisory committee, the court announced May 14. The committee's 20 members are lawyers from DOJ and in private practice. The group studies the court's rules of practice and procedures, and recommends improvements.

The Clerk's Office and Circuit Library of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will be unavailable for in-person public services and support May 14. The court said nonelectronic filings and materials can be deposited in the night drop box on H Street NW, located between Vermont Avenue and 15th Street NW, in Washington, D.C., though electronic filing will remain available.

The Clerk's Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on May 9 announced that it will nix the live chat feature on its website. The Clerk's Office said parties will still be able to call the office at (202) 275-8000 or reach out via the Contact Us page "during normal operating hours."

The Court of International Trade announced that Pacer.gov will undergo maintenance May 12 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT. During this time, users may experience difficulties when "logging into CM/ECF and when making payments through Pay.gov."

Court of International Trade Judge Stephen Vaden is among 13 federal judges who signed a May 6 letter to Columbia University President Minouche Shafik saying they won't hire any Columbia University law students as clerks, starting with the entering 2024 class, as a result of the university's response to the student protests regarding the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Vaden is the only CIT judge to sign the letter.

The Court of International Trade's Pay.gov system will undergo maintenance 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. EDT May 4, the court announced. Documents that require payment through Pay.gov won't be able to be filed on CM/ECF during this time.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's Clerk's Office and Circuit Library will be unavailable "for public services and support" from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT on April 26, the court said. Electronic filing will remain available and nonelectronic filings can be sent to the night drop box on H Street, NW, in Washington, the court said.

Changes to the Court of International Trade's fees and "Listing of Judges of the Court" were made March 20 and will become effective May 1, the court announced. The judges listings were amended to add new appointees Lisa Wang and Joseph Laroski.

The National Courts Building -- home of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit -- didn't receive U.S. Postal Service mail March 20-22. As a result, the court clarified in a March 26 notice that deadlines for nonelectronic filings and submission due March 20-22 and submitted via mail "will be deemed as timely filed if received on Monday, March 25, 2024. All other deadlines are unaffected."