Federal Circuit Chief Judge Sharon Prost Discusses New Post

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Federal Circuit Chief Judge Sharon Prost Discusses New Post


As reported in The Recorder (registration required), Chief Judge Sharon Prost of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals talked about her sudden ascension to her new post at a conference on patent law held in northern California. Elevated to chief judge after former Chief Judge Rader resigned, Judge Prost suggested in a Q&A session that the Supreme Court may have renewed its scrutiny of her court in recent years to bring the court closer in its practices to the other regional circuit courts. She also expressed some disappointment with the Supreme Court’s unanimous reversals, which do not allow for a dynamic exchange of views among the Supreme Court justices to inform the Federal Circuit’s approach to patent law. As for her management style, she takes a skeptical view of en banc review of decided cases, finding that often such review does not lead to a consensus on difficult issues. That view marks a contrast with her predecessor.

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