Silberman, Laurence Hirsch Born 1935 in York, PA Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Nominated by Ronald Reagan on September 11, 1985, to a new seat authorized by 98 Stat. 333. Confirmed by the Senate on October 25, 1985, and received commission on October 28, 1985. Assumed senior status on November 1, 2000. Education: Dartmouth College, A.B., 1957 Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1961 Professional Career: U.S. Army private, 1957-1958 Private practice, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1961-1967 Lecturer, University of Hawaii Law School, 1962-1963 Attorney, Appellate Division, National Labor Relations Board, 1967-1969 Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor, 1969-1970 Undersecretary, U.S. Department of Labor, 1970-1973 Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1973-1974, 1978-1979, 1983-1985 Deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1974-1975 Ambassador to Yugoslavia, U.S. Department of State, 1975-1977 President's special envoy on International Labor Organization Affairs, 1976 American Enterprise Institute, 1977-1985; senior fellow, 1977-1978; visiting fellow, 1978-1985 Executive vice president of strategic planning, Legal and Government Affairs, Crocker National Bank, San Francisco, California, 1979-1983 Faculty, Georgetown University Law Center, 1987-present; adjunct professor of law, 1987-1999; distinguished visitor from the judiciary, 2000- Co-chair, President's Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction, 2004-2005 Research Collections