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# Richard A. Hertling

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, 2019-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, appointed in 2019 and confirmed by the Senate to a renewable 15‐year term
- From 2013 to 2019, Hertling was of counsel in the public affairs practice at Covington & Burling, LLP
- Acting Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of Justice (2007)
- He then held a position as a trial attorney in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (1986–90)
- After law school, Hertling clerked for Judge Henry A. Politz on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1985–86).

### Education

- University of Chicago Law School — J.D. (1985)
- magna cum laude – Brown University — B.A. (1982)

### Additional information

- His term runs until 2034.
- On the Court of Federal Claims, Hertling has authored at least 29 published opinions as of 2026.
- received his judicial commission on June 12, 2019.
- Staff director and chief counsel of the House Judiciary Committee (2012–13)
- Date of birth: 1960
- Chief counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology & the Law
- Senior counsel to the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs
- Chief of staff to Senator Peter Fitzgerald (R‐IL)
- Deputy chief of staff and legislative director to Senator Lamar Alexander (R‐TN)
- Official site: U.S. Court of Federal Claims – Richard A. Hertling.
- United States Court of Federal Claims, which hears monetary claims against the U.S. government.
- His work covers a range of claims against the U.S. government, including commercial, contract, and regulatory matters.

## 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/14407/richard-a-hertling/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14407/richard-a-hertling/)
- [United States Court of Federal Claims current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14407/richard-a-hertling/)
- [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/14407/richard-a-hertling/)
- [U.S. Court of Federal Claims: Hertling, Richard Alan | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/history/courts/us-court-federal-claims-hertling-richard-alan)

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