UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS

UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS

Lafayette Square, 717 Madison Place NW 20005, phone (202) 219-9657

UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS Lafayette Square, 717 Madison Place NW 20005, phone (202) 219-9657

EDWARD J. DAMICH, chief judge; born in Pittsburgh, PA, June 19, 1948; son of John and Josephine (Lovrencic) Damich; A.B., St. Stephen's College, 1970; J.D., Catholic University, 1976; professor of law at Delaware School of Law of Widener University, 1976-84; served as a Law and Economics Fellow at Columbia University School of Law, where he earned his L.L.M. in 1983 and his J.S.D. in 1991; professor of law at George Mason University, 1984-98; appointed by President Bush to be a Commissioner of the Copyright Royalty Tribunal, 1992-93; Chief Intellectual Property Counsel for the Senate Judiciary Committee, 1995- 98; appointed by President Clinton as judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, October 22, 1998; appointed by President Bush as chief judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, May 13, 2002; admitted to the Bars of the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania; member of the District of Columbia Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, American Bar Association, Supreme Court of the United States, the Federal Circuit and Association litteraire et artistique internationale; president of the National Federation of Croatian Americans, 1994-95. At present Judge Damich is an adjunct professor of law at the Georgetown University Law Center.

LAWRENCE M. BASKIR, judge; born in Brooklyn, NY, January 10, 1938; married to Marna Tucker, two children; graduated magna cum laude, Princeton University; A.B., Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, 1959; LL.B., Harvard Law School, 1962; Principal Deputy General Counsel, Department of the Army, 1994-1998; private practice and Editor-In-Chief, Military Law Reporter, 1981-1994; Legislative Director to Senator Bill Bradley, 1979-1981; Deputy Assistant Secretary (Legislation), Office of the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, 1977-1979; Director, Vietnam Offender Study; Faculty Fellow, University of Notre Dame Law School, 1975-1977; Director, Presidential (Ford) Clemancy Board, White House, 1974-1975; Chief Counsel, Subcommittees on Constitutional Rights and Separation of Powers, Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Sam J. Ervin, Chairman, 1967-1974; publications include Chance and Circumstances: The Draft, the War and the Vietnam Generation; consultant to Information Intelligence Committees, U.S. Congress; Adjunct Professor and Lecturer, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Catholic Law Schools, and American University; appointed judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on October 22, 1998; chief judge, July 11, 2000 to May 10, 2002.

CHRISTINE ODELL COOK (O.C.) MILLER, judge; born in Oakland, CA, August 26, 1944; married to Dennis F. Miller; B.A., Stanford University, 1966; J.D., University of Utah College of Law, 1969; Comment Editor, Utah Law Review; Member, Utah Chapter Order of the Coif; Clerk to Chief Judge David T. Lewis, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit; trial attorney, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice; trial attorney, Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection; Hogan and Hartson, litigation section; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Special Counsel; U.S. Railway Association, Assistant General Counsel; Shack and Kimball P.C., litigation; member of the Bars of the State of California and District of Columbia; Judge Miller was appointed by President Reagan on December 10, 1982, and confirmed as Christine Cook Nettsheim. She is a member of the University Club and the Cosmos Club. Judge Miller was reappointed by President Clinton on February 4, 1998.

MARIAN BLANK HORN, judge; born in New York, NY, 1943; daughter of Werner P. and Mady R. Blank; married to Robert Jack Horn; three daughters; attended Fieldston School, New York, NY, Barnard College, Columbia University and Fordham University School of Law; admitted to practice U.S. Supreme Court, 1973, Federal and State courts in New York, 1970, and Washington, DC, 1973; assistant district attorney, Deputy Chief Appeals Bureau, Bronx County, NY, 1969-72; attorney, Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin and Kahn, 1972-73; adjunct professor of law, Washington College of Law, American University, [[Page 854]] 1973-76; litigation attorney, Federal Energy Administration, 1975-76; senior attorney, Office of General Counsel, Strategic Petroleum Reserve Branch, Department of Energy, 1976-79; deputy assistant general counsel for procurement and financial incentives, Department of Energy, 1979-81; deputy associate solicitor, Division of Surface Mining, Department of the Interior, 1981-83; associate solicitor, Division of General Law, Department of the Interior, 1983-85; principal deputy solicitor and acting solicitor, Department of Interior, 1985-86; adjunct professor of law, George Washington University National Law Center, 1991-present; Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow, 1994; assumed duties of judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims in 1986 and confirmed for a second term in 2003.

ROBERT HAYNE HODGES, Jr., judge; born in Columbia, SC, September 11, 1944, son of Robert Hayne and Mary (Lawton) Hodges; educated in the public schools of Columbia, SC; attended Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC; B.S., University of South Carolina, 1966; J.D., University of South Carolina Law School, 1969; married to Ruth Nicholson (Lady) Hodges, August 23, 1963; three children; judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, March 12, 1990.

LYNN J. BUSH, judge; born in Little Rock, AR, December 30, 1948; daughter of John E. Bush III and Alice (Saville) Bush; one son, Brian Bush Ferguson; B.A., Antioch College, 1970, Thomas J. Watson Fellow; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1976; admitted to the Arkansas Bar in 1976 and to the District of Columbia Bar in 1977; trial attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1976-1987; senior trial attorney, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Department of the Navy, 1987-1989; counsel, Engineering Field Activity Chesapeake, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Department of the Navy, 1989-1996; administrative judge, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Board of Contract Appeals, 1996-1998; nominated by President William Jefferson Clinton as judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, June 22, 1998; and assumed duties of the office on October 26, 1998.

NANCY B. FIRESTONE, judge; born October 17, 1951, in Manchester, NH; B.A., Washington University, 1973; J.D., University of Missouri, Kansas City, 1977; one child: Amanda Leigh; attorney, Appellate Section and Environmental Enforcement Section, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1977-1984; Assistant Chief, Policy Legislation and Special Litigation, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1984-1985; Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1985-1989; Associate Deputy Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., 1989-1992; Judge, Environmental Appeals Board, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., 1992- 1995; Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1995-1998; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1985-current; judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, December 4, 1998.

EMILY CLARK HEWITT, judge; born in Baltimore, MD, May 26, 1944; appointed Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims on October 22, 1998; entered duty on November 10, 1998; educated at the Roland Park Country School, Baltimore, MD (1949-1962); Cornell University (A.B. 1966); Union Theological Seminary (M. Phil. 1975); Harvard Law School (J.D. c.1. 1978); ordained minister in the Episcopal Church (diaconate 1972; priesthood 1974); member, Bar of the Supreme Judicial Court of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1978); administrator, Cornell / Hofstra Upward Bound Program (1967-1969); lecturer, Union Theological Seminary (1972-1973; 1974-1975); assistant professor, Andover Newton Theological School (1973-1975); private practice of law, Hill & Barlow (1978-1993); council member, Real Property Section, Massachusetts Bar Association (1983-1986); member, Executive Committee and chair, Practice Standards Committee, Massachusetts Conveyancers Association (1990-1992); General Counsel, U.S. General Services Administration (1993-1998); member, Administrative Conference of the United States (1993-1995); member, President's Interagency Council on Women (1995-1998).

FRANCIS M. ALLEGRA, judge; born October 14, 1957, in Cleveland, Ohio; married to Regina Allegra; one child (Domenic); B.A., Borromeo College of Ohio, 1978; J.D., Cleveland State University, 1981; judicial clerk to Chief Trial Judge Philip R. Miller, U.S. Court of Claims, 1981- 82; associate, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey (Cleveland), 1982-84; line attorney, Appellate Section, then 1984-89, Counselor to the Assistant Attorney General, both with Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice; 1994, Counselor to the Associate Attorney General then 1994-98, Deputy Associate Attorney General, both with the U.S. Department of Justice; judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, since October 22, 1998. [[Page 855]]

LAWRENCE J. BLOCK, judge, born in New York City, March 15, 1951; son of Jerome Block and Eve Silver; B.A., magna cum laude, New York University, 1973; J.D., The John Marshall Law School, 1981; law clerk for Hon. Roger J. Miner, United States District Court Judge for Northern District of New York, 1981-83; Associate, New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom, 1983-86; Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, U.S. Department of Justice, 1986; Senior Attorney-Advisor, Office of Legal Policy and Policy Development, U.S. Department of Justice, 1987-90; adjunct professor, George Mason University School of Law, 1990-91; acting general counsel for legal policy and deputy assistant general counsel for legal policy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1990-94; senior counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee, 1994-02; appointed by President George W. Bush on October 3, 2002, to a 15-years term as judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; admitted to the bar of Connecticut; admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court, 1982, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1985, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1985, the United States District Court for the northern district of New York, 1982.

SUSAN G. BRADEN, judge, born in Youngstown, OH, November 8, 1948, married to Thomas M. Susman, daughter (Daily); graduated Case Western Reserve University, B.A., 1970; Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., 1973; Post graduate study Harvard Law School, Summer, 1979. Private practice, 1985-2003 (1997-2003 Baker & McKenzie); Federal Trade Commission: Special Counsel to Chairman, 1984-1985, Senior Attorney Advisor to Commissioner and Acting Chairman, 1980-1983; U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Senior Trial Attorney, Energy Section, 1978-1980; Cleveland Field Office, 1973-1978. Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Alabama, 1990; Consultant to the Administrative Conference of the United States, 1984-1985; 2000 Co- Chair, Lawyers for Bush-Cheney; General Counsel Presidential Debate for Dole-Kemp Campaign, 1996; Counsel to RNC Platform, 1996; Coordinator for Regulatory Reform and Antitrust Policy, Dole Presidential Campaign, 1995-1996; National Steering Committee, Lawyers for Bush-Quayle, 1992; Assistant General Counsel, Republican National Convention, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000. Elected At-Large Member, D.C. Republican National Committee, 2000-2002; admitted to the Supreme Court of Ohio, 1973, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1980, U.S. Supreme Court, 1980; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, 1992; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2001. Member of the American Bar Association (Council Member, Section on Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, 1996- 1999), Federal Circuit Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, Computer Law Bar Association.

CHARLES F. LETTOW, judge, born in Iowa Falls, Iowa, February 10, 1941; son of Carl F. and Catherine Lettow; B.S.Ch.E. Iowa State University, 1962; LL.B. Stanford University, 1968, Order of the Coif; M.A. Brown University, 2001; Note Editor, Stanford Law Review; married to B. Sue Lettow; children: Renee Burnett, Carl Frederick II, John Stangland, and Paul Vorbeck; served U.S. Army, 1963-1965; law clerk to Judge Ben C. Duniway, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1968- 1969, and Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, Supreme Court of the United States, 1969-1970; counsel, Council on Environmental Quality, Executive Office of the President, 1970-1973; associate (1973-1976) and partner (1976-2003), Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, Washington, DC; admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the D.C., Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, and Federal Circuits, the U.S. District Courts for the District of Columbia, the Northern District of California, and the District of Maryland, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims; member: American Law Institute, the American Bar Association, the D.C. Bar, the California State Bar, the Iowa State Bar Association, and the Maryland State Bar; nominated by President George W. Bush in 2001 and confirmed and took office in 2003.

MARY ELLEN COSTER WILLIAMS, judge; born in Flushing, NY, April 3, 1953; married to Mark Calhoun Williams; son: Justin; daughter: Jacquelyn; B.A. summa cum laude (Greek and Latin); MA (Latin), Catholic University, 1974; J.D. Duke University; Editorial Board, Duke Law Journal, 1976-1977; Admitted to the District of Columbia Bar. Associate, Fulbright and Jaworski, 1977-1979; Associate, Schnader, Harrison, Segal and Lewis, 1979-1983; Assistant U.S. Attorney, Civil Division, District of Columbia, 1983-1987; Partner--Janis, Schuelke, and Wechsler, 1987- 1989; Administrative Judge, General Services Board of Contract Appeals March, 1989-July, 2003; Secretary, District of Columbia Bar, 1988-1989; Fellow, American Bar Foundation, Elected, 1985; Board of Directors, Bar Association of District of Columbia, 1985-1988; Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, Bar Association of District of Columbia, 1985-1986; Chair, Public Contract Law Section of American Bar Association 2002-03, Chair- Elect, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Council, 1995-2002; Delegate, Section of Public Contract Law, ABA House of Delegates 2003-04; Lecturer, Government Contract Law, 1989-Present. [[Page 856]]

VICTOR JOHN WOLSKI, judge; born in New Brunswick, NJ, November 14, 1962; son of Vito and Eugenia Wolski; B.A., B.S., University of Pennsylvania, 1984; J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1991; married to Lisa Wolski, June 3, 2000; admitted to Supreme Court of the United States, 1995; California Supreme Court, 1992; Washington Supreme Court, 1994; Oregon Supreme Court, 1996; District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2001; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1993; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2001; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, 1993; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, 1995; U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2001; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 2002; research assistant, Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1984-85; research associate, Institute for Political Economy, 1985-88; Confidential Assistant and Speechwriter to the Secretary, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1988; paralegal specialist, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1989; law clerk to Judge Vaughn R. Walker, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, 1991-92; attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation, 1992-97; General Counsel, Sacramento County Republican Central Committee, 1995-97; Counsel to Senator Connie Mack, Vice-Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress, 1997-98; General Counsel and Chief Tax Adviser, Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress, 1999-2000; associate, Cooper, Carvin & Rosenthal, 2000-01; associate, Cooper & Kirk, 2001-03; nominated by President George W. Bush as judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, September 12, 2002, renominated January 7, 2003, confirmed by U.S. Senate July 9, 2003.

SENIOR JUDGES

THOMAS J. LYDON, senior judge; born June 3, 1927 in Portland, ME; educated in the parochial and public schools in Portland; attended University of Maine, 1948-52, B.A.; Georgetown University Law Center, 1952-55, LL.B., 1956-57, LL.M.; trial attorney, Civil Division, Department of Justice, 1955-67; Chief, Court of Claims Section, Civil Division, 1967-72; trial commissioner (trial judge), U.S. Court of Claims, 1972 to September 30, 1982; judge, U.S. Claims Court, October 1, 1982-July 31, 1987; senior judge, August 1, 1987-present.

JAMES F. MEROW, senior judge; born in Salamanca, NY, March 16, 1932; educated in the public schools of Little Valley, NY and Alexandria, VA; A.B. (with distinction), The George Washington University, 1953; J.D. (with distinction), The George Washington University Law School, 1956; member: Phi Beta Kappa, Order of the Coif, Omicron Delta Kappa; officer, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, 1956-59; trial attorney-branch director, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1959-78; trial judge, U.S. Court of Claims, 1978-82; judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims since October 1, 1982 (reappointed by President Reagan to a 15- year term commencing August 5, 1983); member of Virginia State Bar, District of Columbia Bar, American Bar Association, and Federal Bar Association; married.

REGINALD W. GIBSON, senior judge; born in Lynchburg, VA, July 31, 1927; son of McCoy and Julia Gibson; son, Reginald S. Gibson, Jr.; educated in the public schools of Washington, DC; served in the U.S. Army, 1946-47; B.S., Virginia Union University, 1952; Wharton Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Pennsylvania, 1952-53; LL.B., Howard University School of Law, 1956; admitted to the District of Columbia Bar in 1957 and to the Illinois Bar in 1972; Internal Revenue agent, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC, 1957-61; trial attorney, tax division, criminal section, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, 1961-71; senior and later general tax attorney, International Harvester Co., Chicago, IL, 1971-82; judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, December 15, 1982-August 15, 1995; senior status, August 15, 1995-present.

JOHN PAUL WIESE, senior judge; born in Brooklyn, NY, April 19, 1934; son of Gustav and Margaret Wiese; B.A., cum laude, Hobart College, 1962, Phi Beta Kappa; LL.B., University of Virginia School of Law, 1965; married to Alice Mary Donoghue, June, 1961; one son, John Patrick; served U.S. Army, 1957-59; law clerk: U.S. Court of Claims, trial division, 1965-66, and Judge Linton M. Collins, U.S. Court of Claims, appellate division, 1966-67; private practice in District of Columbia, 1967-74 (specializing in government contract litigation); trial judge, U.S. Court of Claims, 1974-82; designated in Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 as judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, reappointed by President Reagan on October 14, 1986, to 15-year term as judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; admitted to bar of the District of Columbia, 1966; admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims; member: District of Columbia Bar Association and American Bar Association. [[Page 857]]

ROBERT J. YOCK, senior judge; born in St. James, MN, January 11, 1938; son of Dr. William J. and Erma Yock; B.A. St. Olaf College, 1959; J.D. University of Michigan Law School, 1962; married to Carla M. Moen, June 13, 1964; children: Signe Kara and Torunn Ingrid; admitted to the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1962; Court of Military Appeals, 1964; U.S. Supreme Court, 1965; U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 1966; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1972; U.S. Court of Claims, 1979; and U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1982; member: Minnesota State Bar Association, and District of Columbia Bar Association; served in the U.S. Navy, Judge Advocate General's Corps, 1962-66; private practice, St. Paul, MN, 1966-69; entered Government service as chief counsel to the National Archives and Record Services of the General Services Administration, 1969-70; executive assistant and legal advisor to the Administrator of General Services, 1970-72; assistant general counsel at GSA, 1972-77; trial judge, U.S. Court of Claims, 1977-82; designated by Public Law 97-164 as judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1982-83; renominated by President Reagan as judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, June 20, 1983, confirmed by U.S. Senate, August 4, 1983, reappointed to 15-year term, August 5, 1983.

LAWRENCE S. MARGOLIS, senior judge; born in Philadelphia, PA, March 13, 1935; son of Reuben and Mollie Margolis; B.A., Central High School, Philadelphia, PA; B.S. in mechanical engineering from the Drexel Institute of Technology (now Drexel University), 1957; J.D., George Washington University Law School, 1961; admitted to the District of Columbia Bar; patent examiner, U.S. Patent Office, 1957-62; patent counsel, Naval Ordnance Laboratory, White Oak, MD, 1962-63; assistant corporation counsel for the District of Columbia, 1963-66; attorney, criminal division, U.S. Department of Justice and special assistant U.S. attorney for District of Columbia, 1966-68; assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, 1968-71; appointed U.S. magistrate for District of Columbia in 1971; reappointed for a second 8-year term in 1979 and served until December, 1982 when appointed a judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; chairman, U.S. Court of Federal Claims: Security Committee, Building Committee, and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee; chairman, American Bar Association, judicial administration division, 1980-81; chairman, National Conference of Special Court Judges, 1977-78; board of directors, Bar Association of the District of Columbia, 1970-72; editor: DC Bar Journal, 1966-73, Young Lawyers Newspaper editor, 1965-66; executive council, Young Lawyers Section, 1968-69; board of editors, The Judges' Journal and The District Lawyer; president, George Washington University National Law Association, 1983- 84; president, George Washington Law Association, District of Columbia Chapter, 1975-76; board of governors, George Washington University General Alumni Association, 1978-85; fellow, Institute of Judicial Administration, 1993 ; member, District of Columbia Judicial Conference; former member, board of directors, National Council of U.S. Magistrates; former president, Federal Bar Toastmasters; former technical editor, Federal Bar Journal; faculty, Federal Judicial Center; trustee, Drexel University, 1983-91; member, Rotary Club; Board of Managers, Central High (Philadelphia, PA); president, Washington, D.C. Rotary Club, 1988- 89, District governor, 1991-92; American Bar Association Judicial Administration Division Award for distinguished service as chairman for 1980-81; Drexel University and George Washington University Distinguished Alumni Achievement Awards; Drexel University 100 (one of top 100 graduates); Center for Public Resources Alternative Dispute Resolution Achievement Award, 1987; George Washington University Community Service Award; married to Doris May Rosenberg, January 30, 1960; children: Mary Aleta and Paul Oliver; nominated by President Ronald Reagan as a judge on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on September 27, 1982, confirmed by the Senate and received Commission on December 10, 1982, took oath of office on December 15, 1982.

LOREN ALLAN SMITH, senior judge; born December 22, 1944, in Chicago, IL; son of Alvin D. and Selma (Halpern) Smith; B.A., Northwestern University, 1966; J.D., Northwestern University School of Law, 1969; admitted to the Bars of the Illinois Supreme Court; the Court of Military Appeals; the U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; the U.S. Supreme Court; the U.S. Court of Federal Claims; honorary member: The University Club; consultant, Sidley and Austin Chicago, 1972-73; general attorney, Federal Communications Commission, 1973; assistant to the Special Counsel to the President, 1973-74; Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Columbia, 1974-75; chief counsel, Reagan for President campaigns, 1976 and 1980; professor, Delaware Law School, 1976-84; distinguished lecturer at Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America and distinguished adjunct professor at George Mason University School of Law; deputy director, Executive Branch Management Office of Presidential Transition, 1980-81; Chairman, Administrative Conference of the Unites States, 1981-85; served as a member of the President's Cabinet Councils on Legal Policy and [[Page 858]] on Management and Administration; appointed judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on July 11, 1985; entered on duty September 12, 1985; served as chief judge from January 14, 1986, until July 11, 2000; married.

ERIC G. BRUGGINK, senior judge; born in Kalidjati, Indonesia, September 11, 1949; naturalized U.S. citizen, 1961; married to Melinda Harris Bruggink; sons: John and David; B.A., cum laude (sociology), Auburn University, AL, 1971; M.A. (speech), 1972; J.D., University of Alabama, 1975; Hugo Black Scholar and Note and Comments Editor of Alabama Law Review; member, Alabama State Bar and District of Columbia Bar; served as law clerk to chief judge Frank H. McFadden, Northern District of Alabama, 1975-76; associate, Hardwick, Hause and Segrest, Dothan, AL, 1976-77; assistant director, Alabama Law Institute, 1977-79; director, Office of Energy and Environmental Law, 1977-79; associate, Steiner, Crum and Baker, Montgomery, AL, 1979-82; Director, Office of Appeals Counsel, Merit Systems Protection Board, 1982-86; judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, April 15, 1986.

BOHDAN A. FUTEY, senior judge; born in Ukraine, June 28, 1939; B.A., Western Reserve University, 1962; M.A., 1964; J.D., Cleveland Marshall Law School, 1968; partner, Futey and Rakowsky, 1968-72; chief assistant police prosecutor, city of Cleveland, 1972-74; executive assistant to the mayor of Cleveland, 1974-75; partner, Bazarko, Futey and Oryshkewych, 1975-84; chairman, U.S. Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, May, 1984-87; nominated judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on January 30, 1987, and entered on duty, May 29, 1987; married to the former Myra Fur; three children: Andrew, Lidia, and Daria; member: District of Columbia Bar Association, the Ukrainian American Bar Association; Judge Futey is actively involved with Democratization and Rule of Law programs organized by the Judicial Conference of the United States, the Department of State, and the American 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; Judge Futey is an advisor to the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES); and the International Republican Institutes (IRI) democracy programs for Ukraine. He served as an official observer during the parliamentary and presidential elections in 1994 and 1998 and conducted briefings on Ukraine's election law for international observers; Judge Futey has lectured on Constitutional Law at the Ukrainian Free University in Munich and Passau University, Germany; also at Kyiv State University and Lviv University in Ukraine.

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