Sharon Prost
Sharon Prost | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | |
| In office May 30, 2014 – May 21, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Randall Ray Rader |
| Succeeded by | Kimberly A. Moore |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | |
| Assumed office September 24, 2001 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | S. Jay Plager |
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| Born | May 24, 1951 Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Cornell University (BS) George Washington University (MBA, LLM) American University (JD) |
Sharon Prost (born May 24, 1951) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Education
Prost was born in
Career
Prior to her confirmation to the Federal Circuit, Prost had served as a lawyer at the Senate Judiciary Committee from 1993 to 2001, lastly as chief counsel. Although the Republicans were in the minority at the time of Prost's nomination, her eight years of service for the committee would have ensured that she was well known by all committee members. Before working for the Senate, she served as an attorney at the Federal Labor Relations Authority from 1980 to 1983, the United States Department of the Treasury from 1983 to 1984 and the National Labor Relations Board from 1984 to 1989. Before that she was an auditor and labor relations specialist for the Government Accountability Office from 1976 to 1980 and a labor relations specialist for the United States Civil Service Commission from 1973 to 1976. She also served as Chief Labor Counsel for the minority at the United States Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources from 1989 to 1993.
Federal judicial service
Prost was nominated to the
See also
References
Sources
- Sharon Prost at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- DOES FATHER KNOW BEST?, Time Magazine, March 20, 1995
- Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, first session. 4.J 89/2:S.HRG.107-584/ pt.1
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