US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

US Federal Court authorized under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803(a))

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court was created by section 103(a) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803(a)). It was originally comprised of seven district judges from seven circuits named by the Chief Justice of the United States to serve a maximum of 7 years. In 2001, the U.S.A. Patriot Act (section 208) amended the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to increase the number of FIS Court judges from seven to eleven, "of whom no fewer than 3 shall reside within 20 miles of the District of Columbia."

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Michael W Mosman Federal Judge, US District Court, Oregon

• Judge ('13→?)

Claire V Eagan Federal Judge, US District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma

• Judge ('13→?)

Dennis F Saylor Federal Judge, US District Court, Massachusetts

• Judge ('11→?)

Susan Webber Wright Federal Judge, US District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas

• Judge ('09→?)

Thomas F Hogan Federal Judge, US District Court for Washington DC

• Judge ('09→?)

James B Zagel Federal Judge, US District Court, Northern District of Illinois

• Judge (May 18 '08→?)

Mary A McLaughlin Federal Judge, US District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

• Judge ('08→?)

Reggie Walton Federal Judge, US District Court for Washington DC

• Judge ('07→?)

Roger Vinson Senior judge in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Florida

• judge (May 4 '06→May 3 '13)

Colleen Kollar-Kotelly Chief Judge, FISA Court

• Chief Judge ('02→'09)

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Aliases	United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

US Federal Court authorized under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803(a))

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