Jay Plager | |
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| Senior Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | |
| Assumed office November 30, 2000 | |
| Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | |
| In office November 11, 1989 – November 30, 2000 | |
| Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Shiro Kashiwa |
| Succeeded by | Sharon Prost |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sheldon Jay Plager (1931-05-16)May 16, 1931 (age 94) Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA) University of Florida (JD) Columbia University (LLM) |
Sheldon Jay Plager (born May 16, 1931) is an American judge who is aSenior United States circuit judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Born inLong Branch,New Jersey to A.L. and Clara Plager, Plager was educated in the public schools.[1] He received hisB.A. degree from theUniversity of North Carolina in 1952, and hisJuris Doctor from theUniversity of Florida College of Law in 1958, with high honors,[1] followed by aMaster of Laws fromColumbia Law School in 1961. He was in theUnited States Navy from 1948 to 1970, being commissioned as an ensign in 1952 and serving in active duty following World War II, earning the rank of Commander before he retired.[1][2]
Plager taught as a law professor at theUniversity of Florida from 1958 to 1963, then at theUniversity of Illinois College of Law until 1977, and was then adean and professor at theIndiana University Maurer School of Law until 1984. He also taught as a visiting professor at theUniversity of Wisconsin Law School, was a visiting scholar atStanford Law School, and was a visiting fellow at Cambridge University and the Rockefeller Foundation Research Center. From 1986 to 1987, he was counselor to the undersecretary of theUnited States Department of Health and Human Services, followed by three years as associate director and later administrator of theOffice of Information and Regulatory Affairs in theOffice of Management and Budget.[2][1]
Plager was nominated by PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush on September 12, 1989, to a seat on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated byShiro Kashiwa, and he was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on November 8, 1989. He received his commission on November 11, 1989.[2][1] Plager assumedsenior status on November 30, 2000, and continues to sit as aSenior United States Circuit Judge. In addition to his teaching and judicial activities, he has authored numerous articles and books.[2]
Plager married his college sweetheart Frankie Lee (née Bird) Plager in 1951 while still in college.[3][4] They divorced in 1980. They had three children, and six grandchildren (two from each children) by the time of his ex-wife's death in February 2015.
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