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# Robert J. Yock

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, 1982-present
- American jurist who held the role of a Senior Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims after assuming senior status on August 5, 1998.
- On October 1, 1982, Yock became a judge of the newly created U.S. Court of Federal Claims by statute
- 1977–1982: Trial Judge, U.S. Court of Claims
- From 1962 to 1966, Yock served in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps

### Education

- University of Michigan Law School — J.D. (1962)
- St. Olaf College — B.A. (1959)

### Additional information

- August 5, 1998: Assumed senior status.
- June 20, 1983: Nominated by President Ronald Reagan for a full 15-year term.
- August 4, 1983: Confirmed by the U.S. Senate; commission issued August 5, 1983.
- 1972–1977: Assistant General Counsel for Administration and Records, GSA
- Acting Administrator in 1975.
- 1970–1972: Executive Assistant and Legal Advisor to the Administrator, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).
- 1969–1970: Chief Counsel, National Archives and Record Service.
- 1966–1969: Private practice in St. Paul, Minnesota.
- Yock married Carla M. Moen in 1964; they have two children, Signe Kara and Torunn Ingrid.
- Born January 11, 1938, in St. James, Minnesota.
- Date of birth: 1938-01-11
- Yock was the son of Dr. William J. Yock and Erma (Fritz) Yock.
- He also pursued postgraduate studies in France and the United States.
- Birth place: St. James

## 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/9690/robert-j-yock/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9690/robert-j-yock/)
- [United States Court of Federal Claims current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9690/robert-j-yock/)
- [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/9690/robert-j-yock/)
- [U.S. Court of Federal Claims: Yock, Robert J. | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/history/courts/us-court-federal-claims-yock-robert-j)
- [Wikidata: Robert J. Yock](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19665378)

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