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Here at FindLaw, we understand the pressures of being a legal professional - most of us are recovering lawyers - so we want to help by tossing you that preferred life preserver of the legal profession, the short list.

Oh, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals - the mysterious, nerdy sister of the circuit courts that only hears appeals in specialized, complicated areas like patent law and international trade. What better way to get to know the Federal Circuit than by learning a little bit more about its captain, Federal Circuit Chief Judge Randall Rader.

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Today's offering: Top five things to know about Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Alan Lourie.

Judge Lourie recently told a crowd at the George Washington University Law School that he doesn't sweat Supreme Court review of the Federal Circuit's decisions because it "clearly perceives patent law not as an obscure backwater but an important part of the economy," reports BNA.

Here at FindLaw, we understand the pressures of being a legal professional - most of us are recovering lawyers - so we want to help by tossing you that preferred life preserver of the legal profession, the short list.

Today's offering: Top five things to know about the Federal Circuit Bar Association (FCBA).

The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals is a mysterious court to the majority of lawyers who will never have business there. If you are a current or future intellectual property (IP) attorney whose career will succeed or fail based on the Federal Circuit's opinions, you might find kindred spirits within the FCBA.

How long would you wait for a job interview?

If you would give up on a potential gig after only 15 months, you don't have the patience to wait for a seat on the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.

President Barack Obama nominated Edward DuMont for the bench on April 14, 2010. DuMont has been waiting in judicial limbo ever since, while three other judges who were nominated after DuMont - Fifth Circuit Judge James Graves, Second Circuit Judge Susan Carney, and Federal Circuit Judge Jimmie Reyna - have already been confirmed.