Howard Markey

Howard Thomas Markey (1920-2006) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. Markey died on May 3, 2006.

Federal judicial service

Markey was nominated to the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals by President Richard Nixon. He was commissioned as chief judge on June 22, 1972, and served in that capacity until the inception of the new Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, to which he was reassigned, receiving his commission on October 1, 1982. He served as chief judge of that court from 1982-1990. He retired on April 30, 1991.

Education

Markey earned his LLB from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1949. He went on to receive his LLM from John Marshall Law School in 1950.

Professional career

Markey was in the U.S. Army Air Corps Major from 1941 to 1946. He then served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve as a Lieutenant Colonel from 1947 to 1950. He also worked in private practice in Chicago, Illinois, from 1949 to 1950. He continued his military service in the U.S. Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel from 1950 to 1952. Markey returned to private practice work from 1952 to 1972. He was also a lecturer at Loyola University School of Law from 1971 to 1972.