Raymond Charles Clevenger III
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Raymond Charles Clevenger III (born August 27, 1937) is an American
federal judge
, serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
.
Clevenger was born in Topeka, Kansas
, to R. Charles Clevenger and Mary Margaret Ramsey Clevenger. He was educated in the public schools in Topeka and at Phillips Academy
in Andover, Massachusetts
. Judge Clevenger received a B.A.
from Yale University
in 1959, graduating magna cum laude. After a stint at Morgan Guaranty Trust Company he earned an LL.B. at Yale Law School
in 1966, graduating magna cum laude and Order of the Coif
.
He was a law clerk
to Justice Byron White
at the Supreme Court
during the October term, 1966 and practiced law at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, in Washington, D.C. and London from 1967 to 1990. He was nominated by President George H. W. Bush
to the Federal Circuit on January 24, 1990, confirmed on April 27, 1990, and assumed duties on May 3, 1990. He retired from active service and assumed senior status
on February 1, 2006.
United States
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federal judge
Judge
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, serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
-Vacancies and pending nominations:-List of former judges:-Chief judges:Notwithstanding the foregoing, when the court was initially created, Congress had to resolve which chief judge of the predecessor courts would become the first chief judge...
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Clevenger was born in Topeka, Kansas
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka |Kansa]]: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...
, to R. Charles Clevenger and Mary Margaret Ramsey Clevenger. He was educated in the public schools in Topeka and at Phillips Academy
Phillips Academy
Phillips Academy is a selective, co-educational independent boarding high school for boarding and day students in grades 9–12, along with a post-graduate year...
in Andover, Massachusetts
Andover, Massachusetts
Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It was incorporated in 1646 and as of the 2010 census, the population was 33,201...
. Judge Clevenger received a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1959, graduating magna cum laude. After a stint at Morgan Guaranty Trust Company he earned an LL.B. at Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
in 1966, graduating magna cum laude and Order of the Coif
Order of the Coif
The Order of the Coif is an honor society for United States law school graduates. A student at an American law school who earns a Juris Doctor degree and graduates in the top 10 percent of his or her class is eligible for membership if the student's law school has a chapter of the...
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He was a law clerk
Law clerk
A law clerk or a judicial clerk is a person who provides assistance to a judge in researching issues before the court and in writing opinions. Law clerks are not court clerks or courtroom deputies, who are administrative staff for the court. Most law clerks are recent law school graduates who...
to Justice Byron White
Byron White
Byron Raymond "Whizzer" White won fame both as a football halfback and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed to the court by President John F. Kennedy in 1962, he served until his retirement in 1993...
at the Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
during the October term, 1966 and practiced law at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, in Washington, D.C. and London from 1967 to 1990. He was nominated by President George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...
to the Federal Circuit on January 24, 1990, confirmed on April 27, 1990, and assumed duties on May 3, 1990. He retired from active service and assumed senior status
Senior status
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status...
on February 1, 2006.