28 U.S.C. § 171 : US Code - Section 171: Appointment and number of judges; character of court; designation of chief judge

Search 28 U.S.C. § 171 : US Code - Section 171: Appointment and number of judges; character of court; designation of chief judge

(a) The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, sixteen judges who shall constitute a court
of record known as the United States Court of Federal Claims. The
court is declared to be a court established under article I of the
Constitution of the United States.
(b) The President shall designate one of the judges of the Court
of Federal Claims who is less than seventy years of age to serve as
chief judge. The chief judge may continue to serve as such until he
reaches the age of seventy years or until another judge is
designated as chief judge by the President. After the designation
of another judge to serve as chief judge, the former chief judge
may continue to serve as a judge of the court for the balance of
the term to which appointed.