| February 24, 1855 10 Stat. 612 |
Congress established the Court of Claims with jurisdiction to hear and determine all monetary claims against the United States. The act authorized three judgeships to serve the court and provided that the judges would be nominated by the President, be confirmed by the Senate, and would serve during good behavior. |
| March 3, 1863 12 Stat. 765 |
The act authorized two additional judgeships and provided that a chief justice of the court would be nominated by the President, confirmed by the Senate, and would serve during good behavior. The act also stipulated that no money would be paid on any claim until an appropriation had been estimated by the Secretary of the Treasury. |
| March 17, 1866 14 Stat. 9 |
Congress repealed the Secretary of the Treasury's right to review the court's decisions. |
| June 25, 1948 62 Stat. 869, 898 |
The act provided that the chief justice of the court would henceforth be known as the chief judge. |
| July 28, 1953 67 Stat. 226 |
Congress declared the court to be a court established under Article III of the Constitution of the United States. |
| July 9, 1956 70 Stat. 497 |
Congress provided that the chief judge would serve as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States. |
| May 11, 1966 80 Stat. 139 |
Two additional judgeships authorized. |
| April 2, 1982 96 Stat. 25 |
Congress abolished the Court of Claims and transferred its judges and much of its jurisdiction to the new U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. |
| Authorized Judgeships | |
| 1855 |
3
|
| 1863 |
5
|
| 1966 |
7
|