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Chief Judge Paul R. Michel reports on the "State of the Court."
For Chief Judge Paul R. Michel's May 15, 2008 report on the state of the Court, highlighting the Court's "great experience, intense engagement, national integration, growing efficiency and increasing expedition," click here.

The Press Praises President Joseph Re of the Association
The Daily Journal, a California based legal news provider, covered this year's Bench and Bar conference.  Along the way, the paper grasped the outstanding skills of President Joseph Re and has produced an article outlining those talents and the respect of our Bar and our Bench for President Re.  To read the article, click here.

Association Expresses Strong Support of Increase for Judicial Salaries
For President Ed Reines' November 27, 2007 letter of strong support for correcting the "unfair" compensation package for federal judges, click here.  For the Administrative Office of the United States Courts' reply, click here.

"The Federal Circuit Bar Association Comes of Age"
For then President Kevin Casey's July 2006 message, commenting on the many facets and contributions offered by our Association to the Federal Circuit's legal community, click here.   

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The Federal Circuit Visits the Valley
November 5, 2008, 2-6pm PST - The Federal Circuit Bar Association and UC Berkeley, Stanford, and Santa Clara Law Schools present four distinct panels for California lawyers.  These panels include noted speakers from law, academia, and the Bench.  For more information, click here (registration is now full for this event).

The Federal Circuit in Los Angeles
November 7, 2008 - The Federal Circuit Bar Association and the LA Intellectual Property Law Association present "An LAIPLA Judge's Night Event".  There will be an afternoon MCLE seminar as well as dinner with special guest speaker Federal Circuit Judge Arthur J. Gajarsa.  For more information, click here.

24th Annual Dinner
November 21, 2008, 6:30pm EST - Join fellow members of the Federal Circuit community for this elegant black-tie affair at the Willard InterContinental in the heart of downtown Washington D.C.  This year's speaker will be Steve Scully, C-Span's Chief Reporter for "On the Road to the White House '08".  For more information and registration, click here.