United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit


Total # of Judgeships: 12
Current # of Vacancies: -1
Nominations Pending: 1
Jurisdiction: The Federal Circuit hears all appeals for US Court of Federal Claims, US Court of International Trade, US Court of Veterans Appeals, as well as appeals from US District Courts in specified subject areas, and appeals from various administrative agency decisions.

Judge Richard G. Taranto

Richard G. Taranto
Biography Information At a glance fact sheet
Birth Year:1957
Nominated By: Obama on 11/10/2011
Status: Confirmation Pending on the Federal Circuit
Name Court Status Birth Year President Nomination Date Confirmation Date
Glenn L. Archer, Jr. Federal Circuit Senior 1929 Reagan 10/16/1985 12/16/1985
William C. Bryson Federal Circuit Active 1945 Clinton 6/22/1994 9/28/1994
Raymond C. Clevenger III Federal Circuit Senior 1937 G. Bush 1/24/1990 4/27/1990
Edward DuMont Federal Circuit Active 1962 Obama 1/5/2011 11/10/2011
Timothy B. Dyk Federal Circuit Active 1937 Clinton 1/26/1999 5/24/2000
Daniel M. Friedman Federal Circuit Senior 1916 Carter 3/22/1978 5/24/1978
Arthur J. Gajarsa Federal Circuit Active 1941 Clinton 1/7/1997 7/31/1997
Richard Linn Federal Circuit Active 1944 Clinton 9/28/1999 11/19/1999
Alan D. Lourie Federal Circuit Active 1935 G. Bush 1/24/1990 4/5/1990
Haldane Robert Mayer Federal Circuit Senior 1941 Reagan 2/3/1987 6/11/1987
Kimberley Ann Moore Federal Circuit Active 1968 G.W. Bush 5/18/2006 9/5/2006
Pauline Newman Federal Circuit Active 1927 Reagan 1/30/1984 2/27/1984
Kathleen M. O'Malley Federal Circuit Active 1956 Obama 3/10/2010 12/22/2010
S. Jay Plager Federal Circuit Senior 1931 G. Bush 9/12/1989 11/8/1989
Sharon Prost Federal Circuit Active 1951 G.W. Bush 5/21/2001 9/21/2001
Randall R. Rader Federal Circuit Active 1949 G. Bush 6/12/1990 8/3/1990
Jimmie Reyna Federal Circuit Active 1952 Obama 1/5/2011 4/4/2011
Alvin Anthony Schall Federal Circuit Senior 1944 G. Bush 3/3/1992 8/12/1992
Richard G. Taranto Federal Circuit Nominated 1957 Obama 11/10/2011
Evan J. Wallach Federal Circuit Active 1949 Obama 7/28/2011 11/8/2011
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