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S. Jay Plager

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1989

S. Jay Plager , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Sheldon Jay Plager (born May 16, 1931) is an American judge who is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Education

  • University of North CarolinaA.B., 1952
  • University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law)J.D., 1958
  • Columbia Law SchoolLL.M., 1961

Career

U.S. Navy, 1948-1970; Law professor, University of Florida, 1958-1963; Law professor, University of Illinois, 1963-1977; Visiting professor, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1967-1968; Dean and professor, Indiana University School of Law, 1977-1984; Visiting fellow, Cambridge University and Rockefeller Foundation Research Center, 1980; Visiting scholar, Stanford Law School, 1984-1985; Counselor to the undersecretary of health and human services, 1986-1987; Associate director, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 1987-1988; Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 1988-1989

Biography

Sheldon Jay Plager (born May 16, 1931) is an American judge who is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

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