| Randall Rader | |
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| Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office May 31, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Michel |
| Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office August 9, 1990 |
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| Nominated by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Jean Bissell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 21, 1949 Hastings, Nebraska, United States |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University, Utah George Washington University |
Randall ('Randy') R. Rader (Born April 21, 1949) is the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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Born in Hastings, Nebraska, Rader received a B.A. in English from Brigham Young University in 1974 and a J.D. from The George Washington University Law School in 1978. Judge Rader served in staff positions on the House of Representatives from 1975 to 1980, first as a legislative assistant to U.S. Rep. Virginia Smith from 1975 to 1978, then as counsel to U.S. Rep. 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.[1] 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 Jean Galloway Bissell.[2] Rader was confirmed by the Senate on August 3, 1990, and received his commission on August 9, 1990.
While on the Federal Circuit, Judge Rader has served as a law professor, having taught patent law and advanced intellectual property courses at the University of Virginia School of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC, the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center, and The George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC. Judge Rader is co-author of a casebook on patent law used at over sixty-five law schools. He has received many awards, including the J. William Fulbright Award for Distinguished Public Service, 2000. As an appellate judge, Judge Rader has also led or participated in over sixty delegations to foreign nations, usually to teach rule of law or intellectual property concepts in developing nations.[3]
Judge Rader became Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit after former Chief Judge Paul Michel retired in 2010.[4] Despite his new administrative duties, Judge Rader continues to speak at law schools and at international conferences.[5]
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| Preceded by Jean Bissell |
Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 1990–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Paul Michel |
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 2010–present |
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