VICP Special Masters

Every petition filed under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act is decided by a Special Master — a judicial officer of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Office of Special Masters. This directory currently tracks 23 named Special Masters and related Court of Federal Claims judges appearing in the published VICP decision corpus. Each card below links to a hub of every published decision that judge has signed: full case list, compensation rate, total paid, top conditions, and tenure.

Brian H. Corcoran
CHIEF SPECIAL MASTER
Chief Special Master (current)
Cases
5,954
Comp rate
84%
Total paid
$465.3M
Tenure
2013–2026
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Nora Beth Dorsey
CHIEF SPECIAL MASTER
Chief Special Master (2008–2015), retired Special Master
Cases
2,341
Comp rate
89%
Total paid
$280.1M
Tenure
2012–2026
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Denise K. Vowell
CHIEF SPECIAL MASTER
Chief Special Master (2015–2018)
Cases
194
Comp rate
86%
Total paid
$26.6M
Tenure
2008–2018
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Christian J. Moran
Special Master
Cases
750
Comp rate
61%
Total paid
$87.4M
Tenure
2008–2026
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Thomas L. Gowen
Special Master
Cases
629
Comp rate
70%
Total paid
$93.1M
Tenure
2014–2026
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Mindy Michaels Roth
Special Master
Cases
371
Comp rate
59%
Total paid
$46.3M
Tenure
2015–2026
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Laura D. Millman
Special Master
Cases
382
Comp rate
69%
Total paid
$61.9M
Tenure
1993–2025
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Gary J. Golkiewicz
CHIEF SPECIAL MASTER
Former Chief Special Master
Cases
25
Comp rate
0%
Total paid
$0
Tenure
1992–2012
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George L. Hastings Jr.
Special Master (retired)
Cases
95
Comp rate
23%
Total paid
$2.5M
Tenure
1993–2025
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Richard B. Abell
Special Master (retired)
Cases
13
Comp rate
8%
Total paid
$0
Tenure
1992–2011
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John F. Edwards
Special Master (retired)
Cases
12
Comp rate
0%
Total paid
$0
Tenure
1993–2008
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Elizabeth E. Wright
Special Master (retired)
Cases
10
Comp rate
10%
Total paid
$24K
Tenure
1993–1997
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E. LaVon French
Special Master (retired)
Cases
8
Comp rate
12%
Total paid
$250K
Tenure
1995–2005
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Paul T. Baird
Special Master (retired)
Cases
5
Comp rate
40%
Total paid
$72K
Tenure
1992–1994
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Diane M. Lord
Special Master (retired)
Cases
1
Comp rate
0%
Total paid
$0
Tenure
2010
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Daniel T. Horner
Special Master
Cases
303
Comp rate
51%
Total paid
$27.2M
Tenure
2016–2026
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Herbrina Sanders Young
Special Master
Cases
350
Comp rate
49%
Total paid
$31.0M
Tenure
2017–2026
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Jonathan Young
Special Master
Cases
1
Comp rate
0%
Total paid
$0
Tenure
2026
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Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman
Special Master (retired)
Cases
242
Comp rate
73%
Total paid
$44.4M
Tenure
2013–2023
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Katherine E. Oler
Special Master
Cases
222
Comp rate
63%
Total paid
$25.1M
Tenure
2018–2025
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Jennifer A. Shah
Special Master (newest)
Cases
18
Comp rate
72%
Total paid
$1.9M
Tenure
2024–2026
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Daria J. Zane
Special Master
Cases
3
Comp rate
67%
Total paid
$61K
Tenure
2013–2014
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Patricia E. Campbell-Smith
U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge
Cases
5
Comp rate
20%
Total paid
$969K
Tenure
2011–2014
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