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Randall Ray Rader

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1990

Randall Ray Rader , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Randall Ray Rader (born April 21, 1949) is a former United States Circuit Judge and former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Education

  • Brigham Young UniversityB.A., 1974
  • George Washington University Law SchoolJ.D., 1978

Career

Legislative assistant, U.S. Rep. Virginia Smith ofNebraska, 1975-1978; Legislative director, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, 1978-1981; Counsel, U.S. Rep. Philip Crane ofIllinois, 1978-1981; Chief counsel, Subcommittee on the Constitution, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1981-1986; Counsel, U.S. Sen. Orrin G. Hatch ofUtah, 1981-1988; Chief counsel and minority staff director, Subcommittee on Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1987-1988; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2010-2014

Biography

Randall Ray Rader (born April 21, 1949) is a former United States Circuit Judge and former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

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