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Howard Thomas Markey

Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Howard Thomas Markey served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Appointed by None (reassignment).

Appointed by
None (reassignment)
Born
1920

Appointments

  • Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent AppealsRichard M. Nixon · Jun 21, 1972 – Oct 1, 1982
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitNone (reassignment) · – Apr 30, 1991

Education

  • Loyola University Chicago School of LawLL.B., 1949
  • John Marshall Law School (now University of Illinois Chicago School of Law)LL.M., 1950

Career

U.S. Army major, Air Corps, 1941-1946; U.S. Air Force Reserve lieutenant colonel, 1947-1950; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1949-1950, 1952-1972; U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, 1950-1952; Lecturer, Loyola University School of Law, 1971-1972; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1972-1990

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