Now available: Justice and the American Veteran: A History of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, by Rory Riley Topping and Diane Boyd Rauber.
Copies are available for $26.50 each, including tax and shipping; please visit the Buy the Book page for more information.
We are now accepting new membership applications and renewals for 2022! Please visit our Membership page for more information.
On October 21, 2021, the CAVC Historical Society and CAVC Bar Association hosted a panel discussion featuring three Chief Judges from the second generation of the Court, Senior Judges William P. Greene, Jr., Lawrence B. Hagel, and Robert N. Davis.
Moderated by current Judge Michael P. Allen, the panel discussed challenges and triumphs as the Court grew, the continued evolution of the institution, and their thoughts about the Court’s history.
On February 25, 2021, the CAVC Historical Society and CAVC Bar Association hosted a panel discussion featuring the first three Clerks of the Court, Melanie Dorsey, Robert Comeau, and Norman Herring. Moderated by the fourth and current Clerk, Gregory Block, the panel discussed challenges faced in the early days of the Court, the evolution of the position from the days of paper to electronic filing, and share their thoughts about the Court’s history.
The CAVC Historical Society is excited to announce its new Officers for the 2020 to 2022 term:
Brad Hennings, President
Diane Boyd Rauber, Vice President
Lauren Barefoot, Secretary
David Ames Treasurer
Thanks to our outgoing President, Jon Gaffney, and Treasurer, Chris Wysokinski, for their service to the Historical Society.
Congratulations to the new Officers, and we’re looking forward to new programs and events in the coming year!
At our Annual Meeting on May 29, the Historical Society announced the results of our 2019 Trustee Elections. The following individuals have been elected to three-year terms on the Society’s Board of Trustees:
Ken Carpenter finished his three-year term as a trustee and did not run for re-election.
In addition, our treasurer, Mohammad Shouman, resigned from his position effective May 21, 2019. The Board of Trustees selected Chris Wysokinski, a law clerk at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, to fill that position.
Congratulations to our new trustees and treasurer, and thank you to Ken and Mohammad for your service to the Historical Society!
In a historic first, the CAVC has announced that it will livestream its oral arguments beginning with today’s argument in Casey v. Wilkie, Vet. App. No. 18-1051. Viewers can watch the arguments at https://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/youtube.php.
Gregory Block, Clerk of the Court, sent the following message to the Court’s CM/ECF users:
Continue reading “CAVC Launches Oral Argument Livestreaming”The 2018 – 2020 officers of the Historical Society are:
Jonathan Gaffney, President
Bradley Hennings, Vice President
Anna Whited, Secretary
Mohammad Shouman, Treasurer
Thanks to Elizabeth Pesin for her service as Treasurer from 2016 to 2018!
On November 15, 2017, Judges Mary J. Schoelen, Coral Wong Pietsch, and Margaret Bartley heard argument in Marcelino v. Shulkin, No. 16-2149. The argument marked the first time in the 29-year history of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims that an all-female panel of judges presided over an oral argument.
