ARTHUR J. GAJARSA was appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1997. Prior to his appointment, Judge Gajarsa was a partner in the Washington, DC law firm of Joseph, Gajarsa, McDermott and Reiner, P.C. from 1987 to 1997. Since 2003, Judge Gajarsa has been an Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown University Law Center. From 1980 to 1987, he was a Partner in the law firm of Wender, Murase and White. From 1978 to 1980 he was a Partner in the law firm of Gajarsa, Liss, and Conroy and from 1971 to 1972 he was an Associate with Duncan and Brown. Judge Gajarsa served as Special Counsel and Assistant to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of Interior from 1969 to 1971. He was an attorney with the Office of General Counsel, Aetna Life and Casualty Co. from 1968 to 1969. Judge Gajarsa served as Law Clerk to Honorable Joseph McGarraghy, United States District Court for the District of Columbia from 1967 to 1968. Judge Gajarsa received a B.S.E.E. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1962, an M.A. from Catholic University of America in 1968, and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1967.