S. Jay Plager
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Senior status. Born 1931.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Sep 12, 1989
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Nov 8, 1989
- Commissioned
- Nov 11, 1989
- Senior status
- Nov 30, 2000
Education
- A.B., University of North Carolina, 1952
- J.D., University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law), 1958
- LL.M., Columbia Law School, 1961
Career
- U.S. Navy, 1948-1970
- Law professor, University of Florida, 1958-1963
- Law professor, University of Illinois, 1963-1977
- Visiting professor, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1967-1968
- Dean and professor, Indiana University School of Law, 1977-1984
- Visiting fellow, Cambridge University and Rockefeller Foundation Research Center, 1980
- Visiting scholar, Stanford Law School, 1984-1985
- Counselor to the undersecretary of health and human services, 1986-1987
- Associate director, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 1987-1988
- Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 1988-1989
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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