The '''Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court''' (often abbreviated FISA court or FISC) is a [[United States]] court established by the 1978 [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]]. FISA court judges are appointed by the [[Chief Justice]] of the [[United States Supreme Court]] from among a pool of federal judges. | The '''Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court''' (often abbreviated FISA court or FISC) is a [[United States]] court established by the 1978 [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]]. FISA court judges are appointed by the [[Chief Justice]] of the [[United States Supreme Court]] from among a pool of federal judges. |