Lawrence Baskir
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Lawrence Baskir | |
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Senior Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims | |
Assumed office April 2, 2013 | |
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims | |
In office 2000–2002 | |
Preceded by | Loren A. Smith |
Succeeded by | Edward J. Damich |
Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims | |
In office October 22, 1998 – April 2, 2013 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Reginald W. Gibson |
Succeeded by | Patricia E. Campbell-Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University (A.B.) Harvard Law School (LL.B.) | January 10, 1938
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1963–1968 |
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Lawrence Michael Baskir[1] (born January 10, 1938) is a senior judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims who has served on the court since 1996.[2] He was chief judge from 2000 to 2002 and a judge on the court from 1998 to 2013 before assuming senior status in 2013.
Early life, education, and career
Baskir was born in
The White House from 1974 to 1975.[3] Baskir joined the Vietnam Project as a research professor and director at the university of Notre Dame Law School from 1975 to 1977. He was the Principal Deputy General Counsel for the United States Army from 1994 to 1998.[3]
Federal judicial service
On January 7, 1997, Baskir was nominated by U.S. President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States Court of Federal Claims vacated by Reginald W. Gibson.[3] Baskir was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 21, 1998, and received his commission on October 22, 1998. He served as chief judge from 2000 to 2002.[3] He assumed senior status on April 2, 2013.[3]
Personal life
Baskir is married to Marna Tucker and has two children.[2]
References
- ^ "Abigail J. Cooley Engaged to Wed Senate Counsel" (PDF). The New York Times. June 12, 1966.
- ^ a b "Congressional Directory for the 112th Congress". United States Government Publishing Office. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Lawrence Baskir at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
- Lawrence Baskir at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.