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# Eric G Bruggink

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

- Judge, United States Court of Federal Claims, 1986-present
- Eric Gerard Bruggink is a Senior Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, having served on the court from 1986 until assuming senior status in 2001
- Service: held the role of an active judge of the U.S. Claims Court (now the U.S. Court of Federal Claims) from April 16, 1986, until April 16, 2001, when he took senior status
- Director, Office of Appeals Counsel, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (1982–1986)
- Private practice: Hardwick, Hause & Segrest (Dothan, AL, 1976–1977) and Steiner, Crum & Baker (Montgomery, AL, 1979–1982)
- Assistant Director, Alabama Law Institute (1977–1979), creating and directing the Office of Energy and Environmental Law
- Law clerk to Hon. Frank H. McFadden, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (1975–1976)

### Education

- University of Alabama School of Law — J.D. (1975)
- B.A. in Sociology (1971) and M.A. in Speech (1972) from Auburn University.

### Additional information

- Appointment: Nominated by President Ronald Reagan on January 21, 1986, to a seat vacated by Harry Eugene Wood; confirmed by the Senate on April 15, 1986, and commissioned April 16, 1986.
- Naturalized U.S. citizen in 1960.
- Born September 11, 1949, in Kalidjati, West Java, Indonesia.
- Date of birth: 1949
- Bruggink has heard hundreds of cases in the Court of Federal Claims, often involving claims against the U.S. government.
- Recent filings include matters such as FIRE CREEK COMPANY v.
- United States and MINNESOTA CHIPPEWA v.
- Official site: U.S. Court of Federal Claims – Eric G. Bruggink.
- Hugo Black Scholar
- Note and Comments Editor of the Alabama Law Review.
- Married the former Melinda Harris; sons John and David.
- Speaks Dutch; member of the Alabama State Bar, D.C. Bar, and Federal Circuit Bar.

## 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/9968/eric-g-bruggink/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9968/eric-g-bruggink/)
- [United States Court of Federal Claims current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9968/eric-g-bruggink/)
- [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/9968/eric-g-bruggink/)
- [U.S. Court of Federal Claims: Bruggink, Eric Gerard](https://www.fjc.gov/history/courts/us-court-federal-claims-bruggink-eric-gerard)

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