--- title: "Marian Blank Horn | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/marian-blank-horn-10121" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Marian Blank Horn 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 - American federal judge serving on senior status at the United States Court of Federal Claims since March 9, 2018 - Judge, United States Court of Federal Claims, 1986-present - Appointed: Nominated by President Ronald Reagan in 1986 and confirmed by the Senate; held the role of judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims from April 14, 1986, to April 13, 2001 - Government Service: Project Manager, DOJ’s Study of Alternatives to Conventional Criminal Adjudication (1973–1975) Attorney, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Department of Energy / Federal Energy Administration (1975–1981) Acting Solicitor & Principal Deputy Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior (1981–1986) Associate Solicitor for General Law & Deputy Associate Solicitor for Surface Mining, DOI - Prosecutor: Assistant District Attorney, Bronx County, NY (1969–1972) - Marian Blank Horn | Court of Federal Claims | United States Home United States Court of Federal Claims Honorable Matthew H. Solomson, Chief Judge - Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims — continuing to hear and decide cases involving claims against the U.S. government ### Education - Fordham University School of Law — J.D. (1969) - Barnard College, Columbia University — B.A. (1965) ### Additional information - She is married to Robert J. Horn, a lawyer and former chair of the Republican National Lawyers Association, until his death in 2020; they have three daughters - Senior Status: Assumed senior status on March 9, 2018 - Reappointment: Nominated again by President George W. Bush in 2003; confirmed March 10, 2003, and served until March 9, 2018 - In 1995, received the Dean’s Medal of Recognition from Fordham Law - Private Practice: Litigator in Washington, D.C. (1972–1973) - Born 1943 - Date of birth: 1943 - Deputy Chief of Appeals Bureau - Born in New York City, Horn is the daughter of Werner and Mady Blank; her father was a German judge removed by the Nazis for being Jewish - She is admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court and in state and federal courts in New York and Washington, D.C - Horn has received multiple government awards for outstanding performance at the Departments of Energy and Interior, as well as law school and college honors - Birth place: New York City ## 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/10121/marian-blank-horn/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/10121/marian-blank-horn/) - [United States Court of Federal Claims current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/10121/marian-blank-horn/) - [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/10121/marian-blank-horn/) - [U.S. Court of Federal Claims: Horn, Marian Blank | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/history/courts/us-court-federal-claims-horn-marian-blank) - [Marian Blank Horn | Court of Federal Claims | United States](https://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/marian-blank-horn#:~:text=Marian%20Blank%20Horn%20was%20appointed,Fordham%20University%20School%20of%20Law.) - [Wikidata: Marian Blank Horn](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16106337) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/marian-blank-horn-10121", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/marian-blank-horn-10121", "name": "Marian Blank Horn | KnowJudges", "description": "Marian Blank Horn, United States Court of Federal Claims. 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