Plager, S[heldon] Jay Born 1931 in Long Branch, NJ Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Nominated by George H.W. Bush on September 12, 1989, to a seat vacated by Shiro Kashiwa. Confirmed by the Senate on November 8, 1989, and received commission on November 11, 1989. Assumed senior status on November 30, 2000. Education: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, A.B., 1952 University of Florida College of Law, J.D., 1958 Columbia Law School, LL.M., 1961 Professional Career: U.S. Navy, 1948-1970 Law professor, University of Florida, 1958-1963 Law professor, University of Illinois, 1963-1977 Visiting professor, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1967-1968 Dean and professor, Indiana University School of Law, 1977-1984 Visiting fellow, Cambridge University and Rockefeller Foundation Research Center, 1980 Visiting scholar, Stanford Law School, 1984-1985 Counselor to the undersecretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1986-1987 Associate director, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 1987-1988 Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 1988-1989