Federal Courts Improvement Act

The Federal Courts Improvement Act, 96 Stat. 25., was a law enacted by the United States on April 2, 1982, which established the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the United States Claims Court (later changed to the United States Court of Federal Claims). The statute was intended to promote greater uniformity in certain areas of federal jurisdiction and relieve the pressure on the dockets of the Supreme Court and the courts of appeals for the regional circuits.^[1]