Rules Archives

After 2006, revisions to the court's rules no longer appear in the bound volumes of the Federal Claims Reporter. Accordingly, all post-2006 amendments to the rules are available below:

November 15, 2007 (renumbering Rules 5.2–5.4; amending Rules 5, 16, 26, 33, 34, 37, 45, 58, 77.3, and 80, and Appendices A and C; adopting new Appendix E; abrogating Appendix G; redesignating former Appendix E as Appendix I).

Notice of Adoption

RCFC (November 15, 2007)

April 10, 2008 (adopting revised rules governing complaints against judges as promulgated by the Judicial Conference of the United States).

Notice of Adoption

Rules for Judicial Conduct and Judicial Disability Proceedings (April 10, 2008)

November 3, 2008 (adopting changes in rule structure and word usage that were introduced as restyling changes into the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on December 1, 2007; introducing minor changes in scope or content (including changes to conform to the FRCP) into Rules 4.1, 5, 5.5, 7, 9, 12, 23, 25, and 40.2; and adding new Rules 5.2 and 71, each reflecting the language of its FRCP counterpart).

Notice of Adoption

RCFC (November 3, 2008)

July 13, 2009 (amending Rule 77.3(a); adopting revised Rule 83.2; introducing new subpoena forms (Forms 6A, B, and C); restyling Appendix B (Vaccine Rules) to conform to the restyling changes that were introduced into the court’s rules on November 3, 2008; and amending Vaccine Rules 13, 17, 34, and 36).

Notice of Adoption

RCFC (July 13, 2009)