§176 Removal from office

Summary

A judge on the United States Court of Federal Claims may be removed during their term only for incompetence, misconduct, neglect of duty, practicing law, or a physical or mental disability. Removal must be ordered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and more than half of all judges on that court must agree. Before any removal order, the judge must get a full written list of the charges and must be given a chance to respond. If the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts learns of a possible ground for removal, the Director must tell the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and send a copy of the report to the judge.