In Memoriam: Senior Judge Nancy Beth Firestone, 1951-2022

Senior Judge Nancy Beth Firestone, of the United States Court of Federal Claims, died Monday, October 3, 2022, at the age of 70.   Judge Firestone was appointed to the United States Court of Federal Claims by President William J. Clinton and joined the bench on October 22, 1998.  She took senior judge status on October 22, 2013. 

Judge Firestone was born in Manchester, NH in 1951.  She received her B.A degree from Washington University in 1973 and her J.D. with honors from University of Missouri - Kansas City Law School in 1977.   

Prior to her appointment to the court, Judge Firestone served as an attorney at the United States Department of Justice (DOJ); the Associate Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from 1989-1992; a Judge on the EPA's Environmental Appeals Board from 1992-1995;  and the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the United States Department of Justice from 1995-1998.   

Judge Firestone was also an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center.