Haldane Robert Mayer
 

Hon. Haldane Robert Mayer
Firm: United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Address: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Room 401
717 Madison Place, NW
Washington, DC 20439
Phone: (202) 633-6556
Fax: (202) 633-6353
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Web site: http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/

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HALDANE ROBERT MAYER was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1987, and served as Chief Judge from 1997 to 2004. Judge Mayer served on the United States Claims Court from 1982 until his appointment to the Federal Circuit. He was an adjunct professor at George Washington University National Law Center and the University of Virginia School of Law. He served as Deputy and Acting Special Counsel, and was in private practice in Charlottesville, Virginia, in the 1970s, and in Washington, DC, in the early 1980s. Judge Mayer served as Special Assistant to the Chief Justice of the United States, Warren E. Burger, for three years, and as Law Clerk to the Honorable John D. Butzner, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Judge Mayer served in the Army from 1963 to 1975, in the Infantry and the Judge Advocate General's Corps. He was awarded the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service, and Army Commendation Medals, the Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, Ranger Tab, and Ranger Combat Badge. He retired as Lieutenant Colonel. Judge Mayer received a B.S. from the United States Military Academy, and a J.D. from The College of William and Mary, where he was editor-in-chief of the William and Mary Law Review.

Current Employment Position(s):
Circuit Judge

Appointed 1987 by President Ronald Reagan
Bar Admissions:
Virginia, 1971
District of Columbia, 1980
Education:
The Judge Advocate General's School U.S. Army, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1973
Certif., Certificate

The College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1971
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: First in Class; Omicron Delta Kappa
Law Review: Editor-in-Chief, William and Mary Law Review

United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1963
B.S., Bachelor of Science

Classes/Seminars Taught:
Adjunct Professor, University of Virginia School of Law, 1975 - 1977

Adjunct Professor, University of Virginia School of Law, 1992 - 1994

Adjunct Professor, George Washington University National Law Center, 1992 - Present

Honors and Awards:
Awarded, Bronze Star Medal

Awarded, Meritorious Service Medal

Awarded, Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

Awarded, Combat Infantryman Badge

Awarded, Ranger Tab

Awarded, Ranger Combat Badge

Awarded, Campaign and Service Ribbons

Awarded, Parachutist Badge

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Judicial Conference of the United States, 1997 - Present

Committee on the International Appellate Judges Conference, 1988 - 1991
Member

Committee on Judicial Resources, 1990 - 1997
Member

Past Employment Positions:
United States Claims Court, Chief Judge, 1997 - 2004

United States Army Reserve, Lieutenant Colonel (retired), 1975 - 1983

United States Merit Systems Protection Board, Deputy and Acting Special Counsel, 1981 - 1982

Baker & McKenzie, Washington, District of Columbia, Private Practice, 1980 - 1981

Chief Justice of the United States, Warren E. Burger, Special Assistant, 1977 - 1980

McGuire, Woods & Battle, Charlottesville, Virginia, Private Practice, 1975 - 1977

United States Army, 1963 - 1975

Circuit Judge John D. Butzner, Jr., Law Clerk, 1971 - 1972

George Washington University National Law Center, Adjunct Professor

University of Virginia School of Law, Adjunct Professor

Birth Information:
1941, Buffalo, New York, United States of America
Profile Last Updated:
11/18/2009

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