S. Jay Plager
2000 - Present
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Sheldon Jay Plager is a federal judge on senior status with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He joined the court in 1989 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush. Plager assumed senior status on November 30, 2000.[1]
Education
Plager graduated from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill with his bachelor's degree in 1952, from the University of Florida College of Law with his J.D. in 1958, and from Columbia Law School with his L.L.M. degree in 1961.[1]
Military service
Plager served in the U.S. Navy on active duty and, later, in the reserves from 1948 to 1970.[1]
Professional career
- 1988-1989: Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for the U.S. Office of Management and Budget
- 1987-1988: Associate Director, U.S. Office of Management and Budget
- 1986-1987: Undersecretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- 1984-1985: Visiting scholar, Stanford Law School
- 1977-1984: Dean, Indiana University School of Law
- 1967-1968: Visiting professor, University of Wisconsin Law School
- 1963-1977: Law professor, University of Illinois
- 1958-1963: Law professor, University of Florida[1]
Judicial career
Federal Circuit
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Sheldon Jay Plager |
| Court: Federal Circuit |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 57 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: September 12, 1989
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| ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: October 20, 1989
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: November 2, 1989
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| Confirmed: November 8, 1989
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| Vote: Unanimous consent
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Plager was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on September 12, 1989, to a seat vacated by Judge Shiro Kashiwa as Kashiwa assumed senior status. The American Bar Association rated Plager Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified for the nomination.[2] Hearings on Plager's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 20, 1989, and his nomination was reported by then-U.S. Senator Joseph Biden on November 2, 1989. Plager was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 8, 1989, by unanimous consent, and Plager received his commission on November 11, 1989.[1][3]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Federal Judicial Center, "Biographical directory of federal judges," accessed May 26, 2016
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 101st Congress," accessed May 26, 2016
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 711 - S. Jay Plager — The Judiciary," accessed May 26, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Shiro Kashiwa |
Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit 1989–2000 |
Succeeded by: Sharon Prost
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Kimberly Moore • Leonard Stark • Sharon Prost • Pauline Newman • Alan Lourie • Timothy Dyk • Jimmie V. Reyna • Richard Gary Taranto • Raymond Chen • Todd Hughes • Kara Farnandez Stoll • Tiffany Cunningham | ||
| Senior judges |
Alvin Schall • Haldane Mayer • Richard Linn • William Bryson • S. Jay Plager • Raymond Clevenger • Evan Wallach • | ||
| Former judges | Kathleen M. O'Malley • Paul Michel • Randall Rader • Arthur Gajarsa • Daniel Friedman • Glenn Archer • James Almond • Jean Bissell • Phillip Baldwin • Marion Bennett • Arnold Cowen • Oscar Davis • Shiro Kashiwa • Don Laramore • Howard Markey • Jack Miller • Philip Nichols • Helen Nies • Giles Rich • Byron Skelton • Edward Samuel Smith • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Paul Michel • Sharon Prost • Haldane Mayer • Glenn Archer • Howard Markey • Helen Nies • | ||
