In Memoriam: Court of Federal Claims Senior Judge Kenneth Harkins

Kenneth R. Harkins, 88, who served for almost 30 years as a judge for the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, died October 8, 2009 at the Goodwin House retirement home in the Baileys Crossroads area of Fairfax County.  He had Alzheimer's disease.

Judge Harkins joined the Court of Federal Claims in 1971 and presided over cases brought by people making financial claims against the federal government. He retired in 2000, when he was named a senior judge.

Before joining the court, Judge Harkins had spent 16 years as a counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee under Chairman Emanuel Celler Full Story

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President's Message

Steve Hollman
Steven P. Hollman

The Court of Federal Claims Bar Association is a voluntary, non-profit organization dedicated to serving the community of the Court of Federal Claims, also known as the “People’s Court.”  Uniquely, the Bar Association is comprised of members of the private bar who litigate claims against the Federal Government and members of the Department of Justice who defend the Federal Government in regard to those claims, and it strives Read More

EVENTS

Brown Bags

The bar association's standing committee on law and practice education plans and organizes "brown bag" educational programs held throughout the year, addressing matters of general interest and programs on major substantive areas of the Court's jurisdiction.