Bohdan Andrew Futey (; born June 28, 1939) is a

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of the

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Early life, education, and career

Futey was born to parents Petro and Maria Futey in 1939 in

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(now

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). 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 a

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from Western Reserve University (now

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in 1962.United States Court of Federal Claims page on Bohdan A. Futey
He was a teacher at

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from 1962 to 1966, receiving a

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from Western Reserve University in 1964. He received his

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in 1968, and thereafter entered private practice in

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until 1972, as a founding partner in the law firm of Futey & Rakowsky. He was then the chief assistant police prosecutor of Cleveland from 1972 to 1974. In 1974, Futey also unsuccessfully ran for Congress as an

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, garnering 1.7% of the vote. He was executive assistant to Cleveland Mayor Ralph J. Perk from 1974 to 1975, when he returned to private practice until 1984, as a partner in the law firm of Bazarko, Futey and Oryshkewych. He was Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States from May 1984 until his appointment to the federal bench in 1987. Futey has lectured on Constitutional Law at the

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in Munich, at the

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in Germany, and at

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and

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in Ukraine. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar Association and the Ukrainian 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.

Claims court service

On either January 30, 1987, or February 2, 1987, Futey was nominated by President

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to a seat on the

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vacated by Philip R. Miller. Futey was confirmed by the

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on May 7, 1987, and received his commission on May 7, 1987. He assumed senior status on May 6, 2002.

Personal life and other activities

Futey married Ukrainian American Myroslava "Myra" Fur, with whom he has three children. Futey is actively involved with Democratization and Rule of Law programs organized by the

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, the

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, and the

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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. Futey is an advisor to the

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(IFES). Futey is fluent in Ukrainian and has visited regularly. He was in Ukraine when the pro-European Union protests began in November 2013.

Awards

* Order of Merit 1st Class of Ukraine (January 22, 2022). * Order of Merit 2nd Class of Ukraine (December 3, 1999).Decree of the President of Ukraine from 3 грудня 1999 year № 1525/9
«Про нагородження відзнакою Президента України - орденом "За заслуги"»

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Futey, Bohdan 1939 births Living people Case Western Reserve University alumni Cleveland State University College of Law alumni Judges of the United States Court of Federal Claims Lawyers from Cleveland People from Ternopil Oblast Polish emigrants to the United States Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class United States Article I federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan 21st-century American judges