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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
CAFC0302
Nominated
Jan. 7, 1997
Committee hearing
May 7, 1997
Committee action
Reported (favorably)May 22, 1997
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
July 31, 1997
Commissioned
Aug. 1, 1997
ABA rating
Qualified
Senior status
July 31, 2011
Service ended
June 30, 2012Retirement

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Recent judicial activity

Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

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Judicial writings

Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion of the Court Nava v. United States Federal Circuit Jan. 21, 2003
Opinion of the Court King v. United States Federal Circuit Dec. 19, 2002
Opinion of the Court Spodek v. United States Federal Circuit Dec. 3, 2002
Opinion of the Court In re Scott Federal Circuit Aug. 2, 2002