Haldane Mayer
2010 - Present
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Haldane Robert Mayer is a federal judge on senior status with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He joined the court in 1987 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan. Mayer assumed senior status on June 30, 2010.[1]
Early life and education
A native of Buffalo, N.Y., Mayer graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with his bachelor's degree in 1963, and from the College of William and Mary School of Law with his J.D. in 1971. Mayer served in the U.S. Army from 1963 to 1975.[1]
Professional career
- 1992-present: Adjunct professor, University of Virginia School of Law
- 1982-1987: Judge, United States Court of Claims
- 1981-1982: U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board
- 1980-1981: Private practice, Washington, D.C.
- 1977-1980: Special assistant, Hon. Warren Burger, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
- 1975-1977: Adjunct Professor, University of Virginia School of Law
- 1975-1977: Private practice, Charlottesville, Virginia
- 1970-1972: Law clerk, Hon. John Butzner, United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
- 1963-1975: U.S. Army[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Federal Circuit
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Haldane Robert Mayer |
| Court: Federal Circuit |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 128 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: February 3, 1987
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| Hearing: May 13, 1987
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| Reported: June 5, 1987
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| Confirmed: June 11, 1987
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| Vote: Voice vote
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Mayer was nominated by Ronald Reagan on February 3, 1987 to a seat vacated by Marion Bennett when Bennett assumed senior status. Hearings on Mayer's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 5, 1987, and his nomination was reported by then-U.S. Senator Joseph Biden (D-Del.) on June 5, 1987. Mayer was confirmed by the Senate on June 11, 1987, on a voice vote. Mayer received his commission on June 15, 1987. Mayer has served as the chief judge of the Federal Circuit from 1997 to 2004. Mayer took senior status on June 30, 2010.[1][2]
United States Court of Federal Claims
Mayer was nominated by Ronald Reagan on September 27, 1982, to a fifteen year term on the United States Court of Federal Claims. Hearings on Mayer's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on December 1, 1982, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) on December 8, 1982. Mayer was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 10, 1982, by unanimous consent and he received his commission that same day. Mayer left the court on June 19, 1987, upon his elevation to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.[1][3]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Federal Judicial Center, "Biographical directory of federal judges," accessed May 26, 2010
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 116 - Haldane Robert Mayer — The Judiciary," accessed May 26, 2016
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1424 - Haldane Robert Mayer — The Judiciary," accessed May 26, 2016
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| Preceded by: Marion Bennett |
Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit 1987 – 2010 |
Succeeded by: Jimmie V. Reyna
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Kimberly Moore • Leonard Stark • Sharon Prost • Pauline Newman • Alan Lourie • Timothy Dyk • Jimmie V. Reyna • Richard Gary Taranto • Raymond Chen • Todd Hughes • Kara Farnandez Stoll • Tiffany Cunningham | ||
| Senior judges |
Alvin Schall • Haldane Mayer • Richard Linn • William Bryson • S. Jay Plager • Raymond Clevenger • Evan Wallach • | ||
| Former judges | Kathleen M. O'Malley • Paul Michel • Randall Rader • Arthur Gajarsa • Daniel Friedman • Glenn Archer • James Almond • Jean Bissell • Phillip Baldwin • Marion Bennett • Arnold Cowen • Oscar Davis • Shiro Kashiwa • Don Laramore • Howard Markey • Jack Miller • Philip Nichols • Helen Nies • Giles Rich • Byron Skelton • Edward Samuel Smith • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Paul Michel • Sharon Prost • Haldane Mayer • Glenn Archer • Howard Markey • Helen Nies • | ||
