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Arthur Gajarsa
Arthur J. Gajarsa was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He joined the court in 1997 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. Gajarsa assumed senior status on July 31, 2011. He retired eleven months later on June 30, 2012.[1]
Early life and education
Born in Norcia, Italy, Gajarsa graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with his bachelor's degree in 1962 and later graduated from the Catholic University of America with his master's degree in 1964. Gajarsa obtained his J.D. degree from Georgetown Law in 1967.[1]
Professional career
Gajarsa was a law clerk for federal judge Joseph McGarraghy for the District of Columbia from 1967 to 1968 before becoming an Staff Attorney with Aetna from 1968 to 1969. Gajarsa later served as Special Counsel with the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in United States Department of the Interior from 1969 to 1970 before entering private practice in Washington, D.C. from 1971 to 1997.[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Gajarsa was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit by Bill Clinton on January 7, 1997 to a seat vacated by Helen Wilson Nies as Nies assumed senior status. Gajarsa was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 31, 1997 on a majority vote and received commission on August 1, 1997.[2] Gajarsa assumed senior status on July 31, 2011. He retired eleven months later on June 30, 2012.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Helen Nies |
Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit 1997–2011 |
Succeeded by: Evan Wallach
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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 • | ||
