Kenneth Kramer
2004 - Present
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Kenneth Kramer is a federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. He joined the court in 1989 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush. He served as chief judge from October 6, 2000, until he retired on September 14, 2004.[1]
Education
Kramer earned a B.A. in 1963 from the University of Illinois, Champaign and earned his J.D. from Harvard Law.[1]
Military service
Kramer served in the Judge Advocate General Corps from 1967 to 1970. He earned the Army Commendation Medal.[1]
Professional career
- 1988-1989: Assistant Secretary of the Army, Financial Management
- 1987: Vice President, Aries Properties, Inc.
- 1978-1986: U.S. Representative, Colorado 5th Congressional District
- 1973-1978: State Representative, Colorado 18th Representative District
- 1975-1978: Partner, Floyd, Kramer & Lambrecht
- 1972-1974: Associate, Holme, Roberts and Owen
- 1970-1972: Deputy District Attorney, Colorado 4th Judicial District
- 1970: Associate, Lord, Bissell and Brook
- 1966: Attorney, Kirkland and Ellis[1]
Judicial career
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Kramer was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims by President George H.W. Bush and was confirmed by the Senate. He joined the court in 1989. Kramer served as chief judge from October 6, 2000, until he retired on September 14, 2004.[1]
Awards and associations
Associations
- Former Commissioner, National Commission on Uniform State Laws
- Former member of the Board of Visitors, United States Air Force Academy
- Founder and former Chair of the United States Space Foundation
- Former Chair, Committee on Veterans' Benefits ABA[1]
Awards
- Army Distinguished Civilian Service Medal[1]
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Footnotes
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| 1989 |
Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright | ||
| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||