Sheldon Plager
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Sheldon Jay Plager is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He is serving on senior status. [1] He joined the court in 1989 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush.
Education
Plager graduated from North Caorlina with his Bachelor's degree in 1952 and also graduated from Florida Law with his J.D. degree in 1958 and also graduated from Columbia Law with his Master of Laws degree in 1961. Plager also served in the U.S. Navy in active duty and in the reserves from 1948 to 1970[1].
Legal career
Plager began his legal career as a law professor at the University of Florida from 1958 to 1963 and the University of Illinois from 1963 to 1977 and was also a visiting professor at Wisconsin Law from 1967 to 1968 and was Dean and professor at Indiana Law from 1977 to 1984. Plager was also a visiting fellow at Cambridge University and Rockefeller Foundation Research Center in 1980 and a visiting scholar at Stanford Law from 1984 to 1985 along with being a counselor to the undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from 1986 to 1987. He was the associate director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget from 1987 to 1988 and was Administrator of Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for the U.S. Office of Management and Budget from 1988 to 1989[1].
Federal judicial career
Plager was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on September 12, 1989 to a seat vacated by Shiro Kashiwa as Kashiwa assumed senior status. Plager was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 8, 1989 on unanimous consent of the Senate and received commission on November 11, 1989[2]. Plager assumed senior status on November 30, 2000.[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Plager's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ "THOMAS" Nomination of Sheldon Plager May 14, 2009(Search for Sheldon Plager)
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| Preceded by: Shiro Kashiwa |
Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit 1989–2000 |
Succeeded by: Sharon Prost |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Randall Rader • Kathleen M. O'Malley • Sharon Prost • Pauline Newman • Kimberly Moore • Alan Lourie • Timothy Dyk • Evan Wallach • Jimmie V. Reyna • Richard Gary Taranto | ||
| Senior judges |
Alvin Schall • Haldane Mayer • Richard Linn • Arthur Gajarsa • William Bryson • Sheldon Plager • Raymond Clevenger • | ||
| Former judges | Paul Michel • Daniel Friedman • Glenn Archer • James Almond • Jean Bissell • Phillip Baldwin • Marion Bennett • Arnold Cowen • Oscar Davis • Shiro Kashiwa • Don Laramore • Howard Markey • Jack Miller • Philip Nichols • Helen Nies • Giles Rich • Byron Skelton • Edward Smith • | ||
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