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Haldane Robert Mayer

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Senior status since June 30, 2010.

Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
Appointed by
Ronald Reagan
Nominated
February 3, 1987
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
May 13, 1987
Committee action
Reported (favorably), June 5, 1987
Senate vote
Voice vote, no count printed
Confirmed
June 11, 1987
Commissioned
June 15, 1987
Senior status
Since June 30, 2010
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1941, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • U.S. Army, 1963-1975
  • Law clerk, Hon. John D. Butzner, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1971-1972
  • Private practice, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1975-1977
  • Adjunct professor, University of Virginia School of Law, 1975-1977, 1992-
  • Special assistant, Chief Justice of the United States Warren Burger, 1977-1980
  • Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1980-1981
  • U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, 1981-1982; deputy special counsel, 1981-1982; acting special counsel, 1982
  • Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1998-2004

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