Bohdan Futey | |
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 Futey at the 41st Annual Ukrainian American Veterans National Convention in Philadelphia, 1988 | |
| Senior Judge of theUnited States Court of Federal Claims | |
| Assumed office May 6, 2002 | |
| Judge of theUnited States Court of Federal Claims | |
| In office May 7, 1987 – May 6, 2002 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Philip R. Miller |
| Succeeded by | Victor J. Wolski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bohdan Andrew Futey (1939-06-28)June 28, 1939 (age 86) |
| Education | Case Western Reserve University (BA,MA) Cleveland State University (JD) |
Bohdan Andrew Futey (Ukrainian:Богда́н Петрович Футе́й; born June 28, 1939) is aseniorjudge of theUnited States Court of Federal Claims.
Futey was born to parents Petro and Maria Futey in 1939 inBuczacz,Poland (nowBuchach,Ukraine).[1] In 1943, his family moved to refugee camps in Germany and later immigrated to Argentina, where Futey graduated from high school. In 1957, his family moved to the United States. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1962.
He received aBachelor of Arts from Western Reserve University (nowCase Western Reserve University in 1962.[2] He was a teacher atGlenville High School inCleveland,Ohio from 1962 to 1966, receiving aMaster of Arts from Western Reserve University in 1964. He received hisJuris Doctor atCleveland–Marshall College of Law in 1968, and thereafter entered private practice inParma, Ohio until 1972,[1] as a founding partner in the law firm of Futey & Rakowsky.[2]
He was then the chief assistant police prosecutor of Cleveland from 1972 to 1974.[1] In 1974, Futey also unsuccessfully ran for Congress as anindependent, garnering 1.7% of the vote. He was executive assistant to Cleveland MayorRalph J. Perk from 1974 to 1975, when he returned to private practice until 1984,[1] as a partner in the law firm of Bazarko, Futey and Oryshkewych.[2] He was Chairman of theForeign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States from May 1984 until his appointment to the federal bench in 1987.[2]
Futey has lectured on Constitutional Law at theUkrainian Free University in Munich, at theUniversity of Passau in Germany, and atNational University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy andLviv University in Ukraine.[2] He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar Association and theUkrainian American Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in the State of Ohio, the U.S. District Court of Northern Ohio, and the District of Columbia.[2]
On either January 30, 1987,[2] or February 2, 1987,[1] Futey was nominated by PresidentRonald Reagan to a seat on theUnited States Claims Court vacated byPhilip R. Miller. Futey was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on May 7, 1987, and received his commission on May 7, 1987.[2] He assumed senior status on May 6, 2002.[1]
Futey married Ukrainian American Myroslava "Myra" Fur, with whom he has three children.[2][3]
Futey is actively involved with Democratization and Rule of Law programs organized by theJudicial Conference of the United States, theUnited States Department of State, and theAmerican Bar Association in Ukraine and Russia. He has participated in judicial exchange programs, seminars, and workshops and has been a consultant to the working group on Ukraine's Constitution and Ukrainian Parliament.[2] Futey is an advisor to theInternational Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES).[2]
Futey is fluent in Ukrainian and has visited regularly.[4] He was in Ukraine when thepro-European Union protests began in November 2013.[5]
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States Court of Federal Claims 1987–2002 | Succeeded by |
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