Edward J. Damich

Edward John Damich (born 1948) is an American lawyer serving as a senior judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims. He served as the court's chief judge from 2002 to 2009.

Early life, education, and career Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in a family of Croatian immigrants, Damich received a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Stephen's College, Dover, Massachusetts in 1970, From 1984 to 1988, he was a professor of law at George Mason University.

Other work Damich is also a distinguished visiting professor of intellectual property at the Columbus School of Law of Catholic University and an adjunct professor of law at George Washington University. in which the court adopted his interpretation of a New York statute. His articles are cited in all the major casebooks in copyright law and in the leading treatise, Nimmer on Copyright.

He has testified before congressional committees on five occasions on copyright issues and on U.S. foreign policy regarding the former Yugoslavia. Damich is admitted to the Bars of the Supreme Court of the United States, the Federal Circuit, and the District of Columbia. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar Association, the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, and the Association Litteraire et Artistique Internationale. Damich was the first president of the National Federation of Croatian Americans. On May 8, 2009, Damich received the Loren A. Smith Award, the highest award the court bestows for service on its behalf.