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# Edward J Damich

United States Court of Federal Claims · U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge

## Profile

- Court: United States Court of Federal Claims
- State: National federal courts
- Role: U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Edward John Damich is an American federal judge serving as a Senior Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims since October 22, 2013
- Judge, United States Court of Federal Claims, 1998-present
- Chief Judge: held the role of Chief Judge of the Court from 2002 to 2009, appointed by President George W. Bush
- Professor of Law: Delaware Law School (Widener University, 1976–1984), George Mason University (1984–1988)

### Education

- LL.M. & J.S.D.: Columbia University (1983, 1991).
- Catholic University of America — J.D. (1976)
- St. Stephen’s College, Dover, Massachusetts — B.A. (1970)

### Additional information

- Senior Status: Assumed senior status on October 22, 2013, after completing his 15-year term.
- Appointed Judge: Nominated by President Bill Clinton, confirmed by the Senate on October 21, 1998, and commissioned October 22, 1998.
- Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee: 1995–1998, assisting in passing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the Omnibus Patent Act.
- Copyright Royalty Tribunal Commissioner: 1992–1993 under President George H. W. Bush.
- Born 1948 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Date of birth: 1948
- International Work: Member of the U.S. delegation at the WIPO diplomatic conference that produced the WIPO Copyright Treaty and WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### motion form

Scope: courtwide

Request a court order by motion. The motion must be written unless made during a hearing or trial, state the grounds with particularity, and state the relief sought.

Evidence excerpt: The motion must: (A) be in writing unless made during a hearing or trial; (B) state with particularity the grounds for seeking the order; and (C) state the relief sought.

[Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims](https://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/sites/cfc/files/Rules%207.27.2026.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-30

### supporting materials

Scope: courtwide

A motion, objection, or response may be accompanied by a brief or memorandum and, when needed, supporting affidavits.

Evidence excerpt: Any motion, objection, or response may be accompanied by a brief or memorandum and, if necessary, affidavits supporting the motion.

[Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims](https://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/sites/cfc/files/Rules%207.27.2026.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-30

### meet and confer

Scope: courtwide

Before filing a nondispositive motion, make a reasonable good-faith effort to discuss it with opposing counsel, determine whether it is opposed, narrow disagreements, and include the required certification.

Evidence excerpt: The motion must: (1) include a certification that the movant has in good faith conferred or attempted to confer with opposing counsel.

[Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims](https://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/sites/cfc/files/Rules%207.27.2026.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-30

### trial testimony

Scope: courtwide

Trial testimony is taken in open court unless an identified rule or statute provides otherwise. Remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause, compelling circumstances, and appropriate safeguards.

Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.

[Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims](https://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/sites/cfc/files/Rules%207.27.2026.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-30


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9946/edward-j-damich/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9946/edward-j-damich/)
- [United States Court of Federal Claims current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9946/edward-j-damich/)
- [Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims](https://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/sites/cfc/files/Rules%207.27.2026.pdf)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9946/edward-j-damich/)
- [U.S. Court of Federal Claims: Damich, Edward John | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/history/courts/us-court-federal-claims-damich-edward-john)

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