Haldane Robert Mayer
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Senior status. Born 1941.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan (Republican)
- Nominated
- Feb 3, 1987
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Jun 11, 1987
- Commissioned
- Jun 15, 1987
- Senior status
- Jun 30, 2010
Other federal judicial service
- Judge, U.S. Claims Court (now U.S. Court of Federal Claims). Nominated by Ronald Reagan on September 27, 1982, to a new seat authorized by 96 Stat. 27. Confirmed by the Senate on December 10, 1982, and commission issued on December 10, 1982. Service terminated on June 19, 1987, due to appointment to another judicial position.
Education
- Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School
- B.S., U.S. Military Academy, 1963
- J.D., William and Mary Law School, 1971
Career
- U.S. Army, 1963-1975
- Law clerk, Hon. John D. Butzner, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1971-1972
- Private practice, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1975-1977
- Adjunct professor, University of Virginia School of Law, 1975-1977, 1992-
- Special assistant, Chief Justice of the United States Warren Burger, 1977-1980
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1980-1981
- U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, 1981-1982
- deputy special counsel, 1981-1982
- acting special counsel, 1982
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1998-2004
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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