Eleni M. Roumel at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- United States Court of Federal Claims
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- February 24, 2020–present
Eleni M. Roumel
Judge · United States Court of Federal Claims
Available research
AI abuse cases
4 casesAI-related ruling · October 23, 2025
McCaster v. United States
- Court response
- Admonishment
AI-related ruling · October 15, 2025
Polinski v. USA
- Court response
- Warning
AI-related ruling · June 27, 2025
Parra v. United States
- Court response
- Warning
AI-related ruling · March 31, 2025
Sanders v. USA
- Court response
- Warning
Biography
Professional career
- She serves as Chairman of the court’s Advisory Council for Intellectual Property, serves on the court’s Pro Bono Policy Committee, and served as Chairman of the court’s Attorney Discipline Panel.
Judicial service
- Judge, United States Court of Federal Claims, 2020-present
- Chief Judge, United States Court of Federal Claims, 2020-present
- Eleni M. Roumel | Court of Federal Claims | United States Home United States Court of Federal Claims Honorable Matthew H. Solomson, Chief Judge • Lisa Reyes, Clerk of Court Search form You are here Eleni M. Roumel Judge Roumel was appointed to the United States Court of Federal Claims in 2020 and was designated by President Trump to serve as the court’s Chief Judge from 2020-2021.
Education
- Wake Forest University · cum laude, 1996
- Tulane University of Louisiana · Business Administration, 2000
- Freeman School of Business
- Tulane University Law School
- Tulane University's A.B. Freeman School of Business · B.A.
- Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School
- Tulane University A.B. Freeman School of Business in 2000 and her J.D., magna cum laude, from Tulane Law School, also in 2000 · B.A.
Personal record
Born 1974 · Washington, DC
Courtroom rules and guidance
Motion Form
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.
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 ↗
Supporting Materials
A motion, objection, or response may be accompanied by a brief or memorandum and, when needed, supporting affidavits.
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 ↗
Meet And Confer
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.
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 ↗
Trial Testimony
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.
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 ↗
Sources
United States Court of Federal Claims current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14456/eleni-m-roumel/Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 30, 2026
https://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/sites/cfc/files/Rules%207.27.2026.pdf