United States Court of Federal Claims

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Article I tribunal federal trial court specialized court

The United States Court of Federal Claims is a specialized federal trial court that hears monetary claims for damages against the U.S. government, including contract disputes, tax refunds, and takings cases.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
United States Court of Federal Claims canonical	32
U.S. Court of Federal Claims	9
United States Court of Claims	8
Court of Federal Claims	1
United States Claims Court	1
United States Court of Claims (appellate jurisdiction)	1
United States Court of Federal Claims (selected opinions)	1
United States Court of Federal Claims judges	1
clerk’s office of the United States Court of Federal Claims	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T125239 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Court of Federal Claims
Context triple: [federal judiciary of the United States, includesCourt, United States Court of Federal Claims]

A. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is a specialized federal appellate court with nationwide jurisdiction over certain subject areas, including patent law, international trade, government contracts, and veterans’ benefits.
B. United States Tax Court
The United States Tax Court is a federal trial court that specializes in resolving disputes between taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service over federal tax liabilities.
C. United States Court of International Trade
The United States Court of International Trade is a specialized federal court that handles cases involving international trade and customs laws.
D. United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
The United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is a specialized federal court that reviews decisions made by the Department of Veterans Affairs on veterans’ benefits claims.
E. Administrative Office of the United States Courts
The Administrative Office of the United States Courts is the central administrative agency that provides support, policy guidance, and management services to the federal court system.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Court of Federal Claims
Target entity description: The United States Court of Federal Claims is a specialized federal trial court that hears monetary claims for damages against the U.S. government, including contract disputes, tax refunds, and takings cases.

A. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is a specialized federal appellate court with nationwide jurisdiction over certain subject areas, including patent law, international trade, government contracts, and veterans’ benefits.
B. United States Tax Court
The United States Tax Court is a federal trial court that specializes in resolving disputes between taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service over federal tax liabilities.
C. United States Court of International Trade
The United States Court of International Trade is a specialized federal court that handles cases involving international trade and customs laws.
D. United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
The United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is a specialized federal court that reviews decisions made by the Department of Veterans Affairs on veterans’ benefits claims.
E. Administrative Office of the United States Courts
The Administrative Office of the United States Courts is the central administrative agency that provides support, policy guidance, and management services to the federal court system.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Article I tribunal ⓘ federal trial court ⓘ specialized court ⓘ
allows	limited jury trials in certain vaccine cases ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	U.S. Court of Federal Claims ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Federal Claims
appellateCourt	United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	Article I of the United States Constitution ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
createdBy	Congress of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States Congress
employerOf	clerks of court ⓘ judges of the United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ special masters in vaccine cases ⓘ
excludesJurisdiction	equitable relief except in limited circumstances ⓘ tort claims against the United States ⓘ
governingStatute	Tucker Act ⓘ linked to: Tucker Act jurisdiction
hasAbbreviation	CFC ⓘ
hasChiefJudge	Chief Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ
hasNumberOfJudges	16 ⓘ
hasSeat	Howard T. Markey National Courts Building ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/ ⓘ
hearsAppealsFrom	Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ⓘ
hearsCases	bench trials ⓘ
judgeAppointmentMethod	appointed by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate ⓘ
judgeTermLength	15 years ⓘ
jurisdiction	Indian trust and tribal claims ⓘ United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government bid protest cases involving federal procurement ⓘ certain claims founded upon contracts with the United States ⓘ certain class actions against the United States ⓘ claims founded upon Acts of Congress ⓘ claims founded upon executive regulations ⓘ claims founded upon the Constitution of the United States ⓘ contract disputes with the United States ⓘ military and civilian pay claims ⓘ monetary claims against the United States ⓘ patent and intellectual property compensation claims against the United States ⓘ takings claims under the Fifth Amendment ⓘ tax refund suits against the United States ⓘ vaccine injury compensation appeals ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
partOf	federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ
predecessor	United States Court of Claims ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Federal Claims
relatedDoctrine	Tucker Act jurisdiction ⓘ
subjectMatter	monetary damages ⓘ non-tort monetary claims against the United States ⓘ

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Referenced by (55)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

federal judiciary of the United States → includesCourt → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

Judicial Conference of the United States → jurisdiction → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

Tax Division → litigatesIn → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

Title 28 of the United States Code → governs → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

subject linked to: Title 28 – Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit → precededBy → United States Court of Claims (appellate jurisdiction) ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Federal Claims

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit → appealsFrom → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

Administrative Office of the United States Courts → appliesTo → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

United States Court of Federal Claims → predecessor → United States Court of Claims ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Federal Claims

United States Court of Federal Claims → alsoKnownAs → U.S. Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Federal Claims

Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice → litigatesIn → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

United States in tax litigation → hasVenue → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 → consolidatedAppellateFunctionsFrom → United States Court of Claims ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Federal Claims

Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 → affectedCourt → United States Court of Claims ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Federal Claims

Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 → relatedTo → United States Claims Court ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Federal Claims

Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 → relatedTo → United States Court of Claims ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Federal Claims

Washington, D.C. → hostsInstitution → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

subject linked to: Washington, D.C. (administrative base via the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts)

Federal Supplement → coversCourt → United States Court of Federal Claims (selected opinions) ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Federal Claims

United States Court of Federal Claims → predecessor → United States Court of Claims ⓘ

subject linked to: CFC

linked to: United States Court of Federal Claims

United States Court of Federal Claims → nativeName → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

subject linked to: CFC

Tucker Act jurisdiction → grantsJurisdictionTo → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

Tucker Act jurisdiction → primaryForum → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims → parentOrganization → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

Howard T. Markey National Courts Building → housesCourt → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

Howard T. Markey National Courts Building → usedBy → United States Court of Federal Claims judges ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Federal Claims

Commercial Litigation Branch of the Civil Division → litigatesIn → U.S. Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Federal Claims

United States in litigation involving Indian tribes → canAppearIn → Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Federal Claims

Tax Division of the United States Department of Justice → litigatesIn → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

Article I court → hasExample → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

James Hay → appointed to → United States Court of Claims ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Federal Claims

PACER → coversCourtType → U.S. Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

subject linked to: Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER)

linked to: United States Court of Federal Claims

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program → adjudicatedBy → U.S. Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Federal Claims

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program → petitionFiledWith → U.S. Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Federal Claims

Vaccine Court → partOf → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

Vaccine Court → administeredBy → U.S. Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Federal Claims

Vaccine Court → appealTo → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

Vaccine Injury Table → usedBy → U.S. Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Federal Claims

Vaccine Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims → appliesTo → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

Vaccine Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims → usedBy → clerk’s office of the United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Federal Claims

Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims → appliesTo → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims → promulgatedBy → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims → periodicallyAmendedBy → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims → publishedBy → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program provisions of the Public Health Service Act → adjudicatedBy → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund → relatedTo → U.S. Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Federal Claims

Judicial branch of the United States government → hasComponent → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

U.S. federal courts → hasSpecializedCourt → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

Little Tucker Act → grantsConcurrentJurisdictionTo → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

Indian Tucker Act → grantsJurisdictionTo → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

Indian Tucker Act → grantsJurisdictionTo → U.S. Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Federal Claims

Indian Tucker Act → relatedTo → United States Court of Federal Claims ⓘ

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