S. Jay Plager

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Sheldon Jay Plager
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Assumed office
November 30, 2000
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
In office
November 11, 1989 – November 30, 2000
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byShiro Kashiwa
Succeeded bySharon Prost
Personal details
Born
Sheldon Jay Plager

(1931-05-16) May 16, 1931 (age 92)
University of Florida College of Law (JD)
Columbia Law School (LLM
)

Sheldon Jay Plager (born May 16, 1931) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Early life and education

Born in

University of Florida College of Law in 1958, with high honors,[1] followed by a Master of Laws from Columbia Law School in 1961. He was in the United States Navy from 1948 to 1970, being commissioned as an ensign in 1952 and serving in active duty following World War II, earning the rank of Commander before he retired.[1][2]

Career

Plager taught as a law professor at the University of Florida from 1958 to 1963, then at the University of Illinois College of Law until 1977, and was then a dean and professor at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law until 1984. He also taught as a visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School, was a visiting scholar at Stanford Law School, and was a visiting fellow at Cambridge University and the Rockefeller Foundation Research Center. From 1986 to 1987, he was counselor to the undersecretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, followed by three years as associate director and later administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget.[2][1]

Federal judicial service

Plager was nominated by President

Senior United States Circuit Judge. In addition to his teaching and judicial activities, he has authored numerous articles and books.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Joint Committee on Printing, Official Congressional Directory, 2009-2010 (2010), p. 852.
  2. ^ a b c d "Plager, S. Jay – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

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Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
1989–2000
Succeeded by