US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES

US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES

450 E Street NW 20442-0001, phone 761-1448, fax 761-4672

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ARMED FORCES 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

1 Prior to October 5, 1994, United States Court of Military Appeals. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

450 E Street NW 20442-0001, phone 761-1448, fax 761-4672

H.F. ``SPARKY'' GIERKE, chief judge; born March 13, 1943, in Williston, ND; son of Herman F. Gierke, Jr., and Mary Kelly Gierke; children: Todd, Scott, Craig, and Michelle; B.A., University of North Dakota, 1964; J.D., University of North Dakota, 1966; graduated basic course, the Judge Advocate General's School, Charlottesville, VA, 1967; graduated military judge course, the Judge Advocate General's School, Charlottesville, VA, 1969; active duty, U.S. Army judge advocate general's corps, 1967-71; private practice of law, 1971-83; served as a justice of the North Dakota supreme court from October 1, 1983 until appointment to U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Admitted to the North Dakota Bar, 1966; admitted to practice law before all North Dakota Courts, U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, U.S. Court of Military Appeals, and U.S. Supreme Court; served as president of the State Bar Association of North Dakota in 1982-83; served as president of the North Dakota State's Attorneys Association in 1979-80; served on the board of governors of the North Dakota Trial Lawyers Association from 1977-83; served on the board of governors of the North Dakota State Bar Association from 1977-79 and from 1981-84; served as vice chairman and later chairman of the North Dakota Judicial Conference from June 1989 until November 1991. Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and the American College of Probate Counsel; member of the American Bar Association, American Judicature Society, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Blue Key National Honor Fraternity, Kappa Sigma Social Fraternity, University of North Dakota President's Club; in 1984, received the Governor's Award from Governor Allen I. Olson for outstanding service to the State of North Dakota; in 1988 and again in 1991, awarded the North Dakota National Leadership Award of Excellence by Governor George A. Sinner; in 1989, selected as the Man of the Year by the Delta Mu Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity and as Outstanding Greek Alumnus of the University of North Dakota; also awarded the University of North Dakota Sioux Award (UND's alumni association's highest honor); in 1983-84, served as the first Vietnam era state commander of the North Dakota American Legion; in 1988-89, served as the first Viet- nam era national commander of the American Legion; nominated by President Bush, October 1, 1991; confirmed by the Senate, November 14, 1991; sworn-in and assumed office on the U.S. Court of Military Appeals, November 20, 1991. On October 1, 2004, he became the Chief Judge until his retirement on September 30, 2006.

SUSAN J. CRAWFORD, associate judge; born April 22, 1947, in Pittsburgh, PA; daughter of William E. and Joan B. Crawford; married to Roger W. Higgins of Geneva, NY, Sep- tember 8, 1979; one child, Kelley S. Higgins; B.A., Bucknell University, Pennsylvania, 1969; J.D. (cum laude), Dean's Award, Arthur McClean Founder's Award, New England School of Law, Boston, MA, 1977; Career record: history teacher and coach of women's athletics, Radnor High School, Pennsylvania, 1969-74; associate, Burnett and Eiswert, Oakland, MD, 1977-79; Assistant State's Attorney, Garrett County, Maryland, 1978- 1980; partner, Burnett, Eiswert and Crasford, 1979-81; instructor, Garrett County Community College, 1979-81; deputy general counsel, 1981- 83, and general counsel, Department of the Army, 1983-89; special counsel to Secretary of Defense, 1989; inspector general, Department of Defense, 1989-91; member: bar of the Supreme Court of the United States; bar of the U.S. Court of Military Appeals, Maryland Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, and the Edward Bennett Williams American Inn of Court; member: board of trustees, 1989-present, and Corporation, 1992-present, of New England School of Law; board of trustees, 1988-present, Bucknell University; nominated by President Bush as judge, U.S. Court of Military Appeals, February 19, 1991, for a term [[Page 866]] of 15 years; confirmed by the Senate on November 14, 1991, sworn in and officially assumed her duties on November 19, 1991. On October 1, 1999, she became the Chief Judge for a term of five years.

ANDREW S. EFFRON, associate judge; born in Stamford, CT, September 18, 1948; education: A.B., Harvard College, 1970; J.D., Harvard Law School, 1975; The Judge Advocate General's School, U.S. Army, 1976, 1983; legislative aide to the late Representative William A. Steiger, 1970-76 (two years full-time, the balance between school semesters); judge advocate, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Fort McClellan, Alabama, 1976-77; attorney-adviser, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Defense, 1977-87; Counsel, General Counsel, and Minority Counsel, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate, 1987-96; nominated by President Clinton to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, June 21, 1996; confirmed by the Senate, July 12, 1996; took office on August 1, 1996.

JAMES E. BAKER, associate judge; born in New Haven, CT, on March 25, 1960; education: BA., Yale University, 1982; J.D., Yale Law School, 1990; Attorney, Department of State, 1990-1993; Counsel, President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board / Intelligence Oversight Board, 1993-1994; Deputy Legal Advisor, National Security Counsel, 1994-1997; Special Assistant to the President and Legal Advisor, National Security Counsel, 1997-2000; military service: U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corp Reserve; nominated by President Clinton to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; began service on September 19, 2000.

CHARLES E. ERDMANN, associate judge; born in Great Falls, Montana on June 26, 1946; Education: BA, Montana State University, 1972; JD, University of Montana Law School, 1975; Air Force Judge Advocate Staff Officers Course, 1981; Air Command and Staff College, 1992; Air War College, 1994; Military Service: U.S. Marine Corps, 1967-1970; Air National Guard, 1981-2002 (retired as a Colonel); Employment: Assistant Montana Attorney General, 1975-76; Chief Counsel, Montana State Auditor's Office, 1976-78; Chief Staff Attorney, Montana Attorney General's Office, Antitrust Bureau; Bureau Chief, Montana Medicaid Fraud Bureau, 1980-82; General Counsel, Montana School Boards Association, 1982-86; Private Practice of Law, 1986-95; Associate Justice, Montana Supreme Court, 1995-97; Office of High Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Judicial Reform Coordinator, 1998-99; Office of High Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Head of Human Rights and Rule of Law Department, 1999; Chairman and Chief Judge, Bosnian Election Court, 2000-01; Judicial Reform and International Law Consultant, 2001- 2002; appointed by President George W. Bush to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces on October 9, 2002, commenced service on October 15, 2002.

WILLIAM HORACE DARDEN, senior judge; born in Union Point, GA, May 16, 1923; son of William W. and Sara (Newsom) Darden; B.B.A., University of Georgia, 1946; LL.B., University of Georgia, 1948; admitted to bar of Georgia and to practice before the Georgia Supreme Court, 1948; active duty in U.S. Navy from July 1, 1943 to July 3, 1946, when released to inactive duty as lieutenant (jg.); married to Mary Parrish Viccellio of Chatham, VA, December 31, 1949; children: Sara Newsom, Martha Hardy, William H., Jr., Daniel Hobson; secretary to U.S. Senator Richard B. Russell, 1948-51; chief clerk of U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services, 1951-53; professional staff member and later chief of staff, U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services, February 1953 to November 1968; received recess appointment as judge of the U.S. Court of Military Appeals from President Johnson on November 5, 1968, to succeed the late Judge Paul J. Kilday; took oath of office on November 13, 1968; nominated by President Johnson for the unexpired part of the term of the late Judge Paul J. Kilday ending May 1, 1976; confirmed by Senate on January 14, 1969; designated chief judge by President Nixon on June 23, 1971; resigned December 29, 1973; elected to become senior judge on February 11, 1974.

ROBINSON O. EVERETT, senior judge; born in Durham, NC, March 18, 1928; son of Reuben O. and Kathrine (Robinson) Everett; A.B. (magna cum laude), Harvard College, 1947; J.D. (magna cum laude), Harvard Law School, 1950; LL.M., Duke University, 1959; active duty in U.S. Air Force, 1951-53; thereafter served in U.S. Air Force Reserve and retired as colonel, 1978; married to Linda McGregor of Greensboro, NC, August 27, 1966; children: Robinson O., Jr., McGregor, and Lewis Moore; commissioner, U.S. Court of Military Appeals, 1953-55; private law practice, Durham, NC, 1955-80; assistant professor of law, 1950-51; adjunct professor of law, 1963-66; professor of law, Duke Law School, 1967-present; chairman Durham Urban Redevelopment Commission, 1958-75; counsel, 1961-64; consultant, 1964-66; Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights, Senate Committee on the Judiciary; chairman, Standing Committee on Military Law, American Bar Association, [[Page 867]] 1977-79; president, Durham County Bar Association, 1976-77; commissioner, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 1961-73, 1977-present; member, American Law Institute, 1966- present; councillor, North Carolina State Bar, 1978-83; nominated by President Carter as judge of U.S. Court of Military Appeals, February 14, 1980, for the remainder of the term expiring May 1, 1981; unanimously confirmed by the Senate and designated chief judge by President Carter, March 28, 1980; took oath of office, April 16, 1980; term of office extended until April 15, 1990, by Act of December 23, 1980, Public Law 96-579, section 12, 94 Stat. 3369; term of office further extended until Sep. 30, 1990 by Act of November 29, 1989, Public Law 101-189, section 1301, 103 Stat 1575-76. Immediately upon his retirement at the end of his term on September 30, 1990, assumed status of senior judge and returned to full active service until January 1, 1992.

WALTER THOMPSON COX III, senior judge; born August 13, 1942, in Anderson, SC; son of Walter T. Cox and Mary Johnson Cox; married to Vicki Grubbs of Anderson, SC, February 8, 1963; children: Lisa and Walter; B.S., Clemson University, 1964; J.D. (cum laude), University of South Carolina School of Law, 1967; graduated Defense Language Institute (German), 1969; graduated basic course, the Judge Advocate General's School, Charlottesville, VA, 1967; studied procurement law at that same school, 1968. Active duty, U.S. Army judge advocate general's corps, 1964-72 (1964-67, excess leave to U.S.C. Law School). Private law practice, 1973-78. Elected resident judge, 10th Judicial Circuit, South Carolina, 1978-84; also served as acting associate justice of South Carolina supreme court, on the judicial council, on the circuit court advisory committee, and as a hearing officer of the judicial standards commission; member: bar of the Supreme Court of the United States; bar of the U.S. Court of Military Appeals; South Carolina Bar Association; Anderson County Bar Association; the American Bar Association; the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association; the Federal Bar Association; and the Bar Association of the District of Columbia; has served as a member of the House of Delegates of the South Carolina Bar, and the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline. Nominated by President Reagan, as judge of U.S. Court of Military Appeals, June 28, 1984, for a term of 15 years; confirmed by the Senate, July 26, 1984; sworn-in and officially assumed his duties on September 6, 1984; retired on September 30, 1999 and immediately assumed status of senior judge on October 1, 1999 and returned to full active service until September 19, 2000.

EUGENE R. SULLIVAN, senior judge; born August 2, 1941, in St. Louis, MO; son of Raymond V. and Rosemary K. Sullivan; married to Lis U. Johansen of Ribe, Denmark, June 18, 1966; children: Kim A. and Eugene R. II; B.S., U.S. Military Academy, West Point, 1964; J.D., Georgetown Law Center, Washington, DC, 1971; active duty with the U.S. Army, 1964-69; service included duty with the 3rd Armored Division in Germany, and the 4th Infantry Division in Vietnam; R&D assignments with the Army Aviation Systems Command; one year as an instructor at the Army Ranger School, Ft. Benning, GA; decorations include: Bronze Star, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Ranger and Parachutist Badges, Air Force Exceptional Civilian Service Medal. Following graduation from law school, clerked with U.S. Court of Appeals (8th Circuit), St. Louis, 1971-72; private law practice, Washington, DC, 1972-74; assistant special counsel, White House, 1974; trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1974-82; deputy general counsel, Department of the Air Force, 1982-84; general counsel of the Department of Air Force, 1984-86; Governor of Wake Island, 1984- 86; presently serves on the Board of Governors for the West Point Society of the District of Columbia; the American Cancer Society (Montgomery County Chapter); nominated by President Reagan, as judge, U.S. Court of Military Appeals on February 25, 1986, and confirmed by the Senate on May 20, 1986, and assumed his office on May 27, 1986. President Bush named him the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Military Appeals, effective October 1, 1990, a position he held for five years. He retired on September 30, 2001 and immediately assumed status of senior judge and returned to full active service until Sept. 30, 2002.

Officers of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Clerk of the Court.--William A. DeCicco.

Chief Deputy Clerk of the Court.--David A. Anderson.

Deputy Clerk for Opinions.--Patricia Mariani.

Administrative Officer.--Robert J. Bieber.

Librarian.--Agnes Kiang.

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