Nancy B. Firestone at a glance
- Current role
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge
- Court
- United States Court of Federal Claims
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- October 22, 1998–present
Nancy B. Firestone
U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge · United States Court of Federal Claims
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- From 1977 to 1989, she worked in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, rising to staff attorney, assistant chief, deputy chief, and deputy assistant attorney general. She then served at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as Associate Deputy Administrator (1989–1992) and Administrative Judge on EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board (1992–1995). She was also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center for over 35 years.
Judicial service
- Judge, United States Court of Federal Claims, 1998-present
- Nancy Beth Firestone (1951–2022) was an American federal judge on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, serving from 1998 until her death in 2022, after a distinguished career in federal government service.
- On October 22, 1998, President Bill Clinton appointed her Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, succeeding Moody R. Tidwell III. She served until October 22, 2013, when she assumed senior status. In 2014, President Barack Obama nominated her for a second 15-year term, but the nomination expired in 2017 without confirmation.
Personal record
Born October 17, 1951
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/9677/nancy-b-firestone/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