• Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

  Judge

  1992 – 2009 · 17 yrsAppointed by George H.W. Bush

Career

• Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States

  1988 – 1992 · 4 yrs

• Private practice

  Washington, D.C.

  1987 – 1988 · 1 yr

• senior trial counsel

  1986 – 1987 · 1 yr

• Trial attorney

  Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice

  1978 – 1987 · 9 yrs

• chief

  Appeals Division

  1977 – 1978 · 1 yr

• Assistant U.S. attorney

  Eastern District of New York

  1973 – 1978 · 5 yrs

• Private practice

  New York City

  1969 – 1973 · 4 yrs

Education