Alvin Anthony Schall | |
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.jpg) Schall in 2011 | |
| Senior Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | |
| Assumed office October 5, 2009 | |
| Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | |
| In office August 17, 1992 – October 5, 2009 | |
| Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Edward Samuel Smith |
| Succeeded by | Kathleen M. O'Malley |
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| Born | Alvin Anthony Schall (1944-04-04)April 4, 1944 (age 80) New York City,New York, U.S. |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) Tulane University (JD) |
Alvin Anthony Schall (born April 4, 1944) is aSenior United States circuit judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Born inNew York City,New York, to Gordon W. Schall and Helen D. Schall, Schall attended St. Paul's School inConcord, New Hampshire, from 1956 to 1962, and received aBachelor of Arts degree fromPrinceton University in 1966 and aJuris Doctor fromTulane University Law School in 1969.[1][2]
Schall was in private practice with the law firm of Shearman and Sterling in New York City from 1969 to 1973, before becoming anAssistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York from 1973 to 1978. He was chief of the appeals division from 1977 to 1978, and a trial attorney of the civil division of theUnited States Department of Justice from 1978 to 1987. He was a senior trial counsel from 1986 to 1987. He briefly returned to private practice inWashington, D.C. from 1987 to 1988, with the law firm of Perlman and Partners, and was then an Assistant to theUnited States Attorney General from 1988 to 1992.[1][2] In 1989, he authored the "Federal Contract Disputes and Forums", chapter inConstruction Litigation: Strategies and Techniques, published by John Wiley and Sons.[1]
On March 3, 1992, Schall was nominated by PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush to a seat on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated byEdward Samuel Smith. Schall was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on August 12, 1992, and received his commission on August 17, 1992.[1][2] Schall assumed senior status on October 5, 2009.[3]
Schall married Sharon Frances LeBlanc, with whom he had one daughter and one son.[1]
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 1992–2009 | Succeeded by |
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