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# Victor J Wolski

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, 2003-present
- Victor J. Wolski is a senior judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, appointed in 2003 by President George W. Bush and placed on senior status in 2018
- Law clerk to Judge Vaughn R. Walker, U.S. District Court (N.D. Cal.), 1991–1992
- Earlier government roles included speechwriter for Agriculture Secretary Richard Lyng (1988) and General Counsel’s office at the U.S. Department of Energy (1989)

### Education

- University of Virginia School of Law — J.D. (1991)
- B.A. in History and B.S. in Economics – University of Pennsylvania, 1984.

### Additional information

- He assumed senior status on July 13, 2018, after 15 years of active service.
- Active service: July 14, 2003 – July 13, 2018.
- Appointed: July 14, 2003, by President George W. Bush, confirming Bohdan A. Futey’s seat.
- Private practice in Washington, D.C., 2000–2003.
- General Counsel & Chief Tax Adviser to the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee, 1999–2000.
- Tax counsel to Senator Connie Mack (R‐FL), 1997–2000.
- Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (1997).
- Attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation, 1992–1997; counsel in Suitum v.
- Wolski was born November 14, 1962, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and resides in Virginia with his wife.
- Date of birth: 1962
- Senior Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, a court that handles monetary claims against the U.S. government.
- Preceded by: Bohdan A. Futey; succeeded by: Thompson M. Dietz.
- Bar admissions: U.S. Supreme Court, D.C., California, Washington, Oregon, U.S. Courts of Appeals (9th & Federal Circuits), U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and others.
- President of the Federalist Society and member of the Virginia Tax Review editorial board.

## 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/10229/victor-j-wolski/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/10229/victor-j-wolski/)
- [United States Court of Federal Claims current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/10229/victor-j-wolski/)
- [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/10229/victor-j-wolski/)
- [U.S. Court of Federal Claims: Wolski, Victor John | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/history/courts/us-court-federal-claims-wolski-victor-john)

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