Raymond Clevenger

Raymond Clevenger

Nonpartisan

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (senior status)

Tenure

2006 - Present

Years in position

18

Prior offices

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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Education

Bachelor's

Yale University, 1959

Law

Yale Law School, 1966

Personal

Birthplace

Topeka, Kan.

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Raymond Charles Clevenger III is a federal judge on senior status with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He joined the court in 1990 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush. Clevenger assumed senior status on February 1, 2006.

Education

Clevenger graduated from Yale University with his bachelor's degree in 1959, and from Yale Law School with his LL.B degree in 1966.

Professional career

• 1967-1990: Private practice, Washington, D.C.
• 1972: Special assistant to the general counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation
• 1966-1967: Law Clerk, Hon. Byron White, Supreme Court of the United States

Judicial career

Federal Circuit

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
Name: Raymond C. Clevenger III
Court: Federal Circuit
Progress
Confirmed 93 days after nomination.
ANominated: January 24, 1990
AABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified
Questionnaire:
AHearing: April 4, 1990
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
AReported: April 26, 1990
AConfirmed: April 27, 1990
AVote: Unanimous consent

Clevenger was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on January 24, 1990 to a seat vacated by Oscar Davis upon Davis' death while in active judicial service. The American Bar Association rated Clevenger Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Clevenger's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 4, 1990, and his nomination was reported by then-U.S. Senator Joseph Biden (D-Del.) on April 26, 1990. Clevenger was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 27, 1990, by unanimous consent. Clevenger received his commission on April 30, 1990. Clevenger assumed senior status on February 1, 2006.

See also

• United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

External links

• Judge Clevenger's biography from the Federal Circuit website

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: Oscar Davis	Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit 1990 – 2006	Succeeded by: Kimberly Moore