The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is one of only two federal appellate courts that Sandra Day O’Connor has not sat on by designation since retiring from the Supreme Court. The other court, also located in Washington, D.C., is the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Justice O’Connor sat with the other courts of appeal during these years:
1st: 2008
2nd: 2006
3rd: 2008
4th: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012
5th: 2009
6th: 2009
7th: 2010
8th: 2007
9th: 2006, 2009, 2011
10th: 2008
11th: 2010
I’m not sure why Justice O’Connor has not sat with the appellate courts located in Washington, D.C. Perhaps it is by coincidence or perhaps it is by design. If by design, the Federal Circuit’s upcoming visit to Colorado this fall would afford it an opportunity to invite Justice O’Connor to sit with the court outside of Washington, D.C.