"The highlight was almost certainly the debut of the Federal Circuit's first (and so far only) theme song, a Schoolhouse Rock-style cartoon explainer of the court."
"The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is the only federal court of appeals defined by subject matter rather than geography. Congress created it through the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982, Pub. L. No. 97-164, 96 Stat. 25, by merging the old Court of Customs and Patent Appeals with the appellate jurisdiction of the Court of Claims."
The Federal Circuit introduced its first theme song, presented as a Schoolhouse Rock-style cartoon explainer. The court also expanded its Center for Innovation & Law and opened a free America 250 program called “Justice Up Close, History All Around.” The program offers timed-entry tours, mock trials in a working courtroom, access to Dolley Madison’s restored parlor, NASA artifacts, and direct conversations with federal judges. The Federal Circuit is the only U.S. court of appeals defined by subject matter rather than geography, created in 1982 by merging the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals with appellate jurisdiction from the Court of Claims. Its docket covers patent, Court of Federal Claims and Tucker Act matters, Court of International Trade cases, Merit Systems Protection Board appeals, veterans benefits appeals, and trademark cases. The court’s buildings include the Cutts-Madison House and other historically significant properties tied to suffrage and NASA’s early Washington headquarters.
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