Randall Ray Rader
| Randall Ray Rader | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | |
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In office May 31, 2010 – May 30, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Redmond Michel |
| Succeeded by | Sharon Prost |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | |
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In office August 9, 1990 – June 30, 2014 |
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| Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Jean Galloway Bissell |
| Succeeded by | Kara Farnandez Stoll |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Randall Ray Rader April 21, 1949 Hastings, Nebraska |
| Education |
Brigham Young University B.A. George Washington University Law School J.D. |
Randall Ray Rader (born April 21, 1949) is a former United States Circuit Judge and former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Born in Hastings, Nebraska, Rader received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Brigham Young University in 1974 and a Juris Doctor from the George Washington University Law School in 1978. Rader served in staff positions on the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1980, first as a legislative assistant to United States Representative Virginia D. Smith from 1975 to 1978, then as counsel to United States Representative Philip Crane, and legislative director of the United States House Committee on Ways and Means from 1978 to 1981. He then served as counsel to the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary from 1980 to 1988. While counsel to the Judiciary Committee, he was Chief Counsel or Minority Chief Counsel for the Subcommittee on the Constitution and the Subcommittee on Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights.
President Ronald Reagan appointed Rader to the United States Court of Federal Claims in 1988, to succeed Robert M. M. Seto. The United States Senate confirmed the nomination by unanimous consent on August 11, 1988. On June 12, 1990, Rader was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated by Judge Jean Galloway Bissell. Rader was confirmed by the Senate on August 3, 1990, and received his commission on August 9, 1990.
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