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{{Organization
|OrganizationName=Court of Federal Claims
|OrganizationType=Independent Agencies
|Mission=United States Court of Federal Claims reviews claims against the government, ensuring fair resolution of contract, tax, and constitutional disputes.
|CreationLegislation=Tucker Act of 1887
|Employees=200
|Budget=$30 million (fiscal year 2023)
|OrganizationExecutive=Chief Judge
|Services=Contract disputes; Property takings; Tax refunds; Vaccine injury compensation; Indian claims
|HeadquartersLocation=38.89983, -77.03457
|HeadquartersAddress=717 Madison Place NW, Washington, DC 20005
|Website=https://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov
}}
{{short description|Court that hears monetary claims against the U.S. government}}
{{short description|Court that hears monetary claims against the U.S. government}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox U.S. federal court
| court_type = tribunal
| court_name = United States Court of Federal Claims
| abbreviation = Fed. Cl.
| seal = Seal of the United States Court of Federal Claims.svg
| seal_size = 150
| courthouse = [[Howard T. Markey National Courts Building]]
| location = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| appeals_to = [[United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit|Federal Circuit]]
| established = 1982 (predecessor court established in 1855)
| authority = Article I
| created_by = [[Federal Courts Improvement Act]]<br />{{UnitedStatesCode|28|1491|1509}}
| composition = [[President of the United States|Presidential]] nomination<br />with [[United States Senate|Senate]] [[advice and consent]]
| judges_assigned = 16
| term_length = 15 years
| chief = [[Elaine D. Kaplan]]
| official_site = {{URL|http://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/}}
}}


The '''United States Court of Federal Claims''' (in [[case citations]], '''Fed. Cl.''' or '''C.F.C.''') is a [[United States federal courts|United States federal court]] that hears monetary claims against the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. government]]. It was established by statute in 1982 as the '''United States Claims Court''', and took its current name in 1992. The court is the successor to trial division of the [[United States Court of Claims]], which was established in 1855.
The '''United States Court of Federal Claims''' (in [[case citations]], '''Fed. Cl.''' or '''C.F.C.''') is a [[United States federal courts|United States federal court]] that hears monetary claims against the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. government]]. It was established by statute in 1982 as the '''United States Claims Court''', and took its current name in 1992. The court is the successor to trial division of the [[United States Court of Claims]], which was established in 1855.