Glenn Leroy Archer Jr. (March 21, 1929 – July 27, 2011) was a
United States circuit judge of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Education and career
Born in
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,
Kansas, Archer moved to
Topeka, Kansas where he attended public high school. Archer received a
Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature from
Yale University in 1952 and a
Juris Doctor
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, with honors, from
George Washington University Law School
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in 1954. He served as a First Lieutenant in the
Judge Advocate General's Office of the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1956. He entered private practice in
Washington, D.C., as an associate in the
law firm
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of Hamel, Park, McCabe and Saunders from 1956 to 1960 and a partner from 1960 to 1981. Archer served as
Assistant Attorney General in charge of the
United States Department of Justice Tax Division from 1982 to 1984.
Federal judicial service
On October 16, 1985, Archer was nominated by President
Ronald Reagan
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to a seat on the
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated by Judge
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Military
* Jack Miller (USMC officer) (1920–1942), American marine soldier
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. Archer was confirmed by the
United States Senate on December 16, 1985, and received his commission on December 17, 1985.
He assumed duties as a Circuit Judge on December 23, 1985. He replaced Judge
Helen W. Nies
Helen Wilson Nies (August 7, 1925 – August 7, 1996) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit after previously serving as a United States Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Pa ...
as Chief Judge on March 18, 1994, and served in that capacity until December 24, 1997, when (now former) Chief Judge
Haldane Robert Mayer
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Education and military service
Mayer was born in Buffalo, New York, to Haldane and Myrtle Ma ...
replaced him.
Archer assumed
senior status on December 24, 1997. He died on July 27, 2011.
Personal
Archer resided in
Alexandria,
Virginia and
Oxford,
Maryland, but subsequently moved to
Tempe,
Arizona.
He enjoyed boating and the outdoors, building his own
kayak
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. He was married twice with four children and one step child.
References
Sources
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1929 births
2011 deaths
George Washington University Law School alumni
Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
People from Norton County, Kansas
United States court of appeals judges appointed by Ronald Reagan
20th-century American judges
United States Air Force officers
Yale College alumni
United States assistant attorneys general