Robert J. Yock

Robert J. Yock (born January 11, 1938) is a senior judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.

Early life, education, and career Born in St. James, Minnesota to Dr. William J. and Erma (Fritz) Yock, Yock attended St. Olaf College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1959. He received a Juris Doctor in 1962 from the University of Michigan Law School. He then served in the United States Navy from 1962 to 1966, in the Judge Advocate General's Corps.

Yock entered private practice in 1966, in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1969 he joined the General Services Administration as Chief Counsel of the National Archives and Record Service, becoming executive assistant and legal advisor to the administrator in 1970 and assistant general counsel from 1972 to 1977.

Claims court service In 1977, Yock became a trial judge for the United States Court of Claims. On October 1, 1982, became a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims by operation of law, following the passage of the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982. Yock transitioned to senior status on August 5, 1998, and is currently inactive.

Personal life Yock married Carla M. Moen on June 13, 1964, with whom he has two children, Signe Kara and Torunn Ingrid.