Posner, Richard Allen Born 1939 in New York, NY Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Nominated by Ronald Reagan on October 27, 1981, to a seat vacated by Philip Willis Tone. Confirmed by the Senate on November 24, 1981, and received commission on December 1, 1981. Served as chief judge, 1993-2000. Education: Yale College, A.B., 1959 Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1962 Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. William J. Brennan, Jr., Supreme Court of the United States, 1962-1963 Legal assistant to the commissioner, Federal Trade Commission, 1963-1965 Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1965-1967 General counsel, President's Task Force on Communications, 1967-1968 Associate professor, Stanford Law School, 1968-1969 Faculty, University of Chicago Law School, 1969-