Linn, Richard Born 1944 in Brooklyn, NY Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Nominated by William J. Clinton on September 28, 1999, to a seat vacated by Giles S. Rich. Confirmed by the Senate on November 19, 1999, and received commission on November 22, 1999. Assumed senior status on October 31, 2012. Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, B.E.E., 1965 Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1969 Professional Career: Patent examiner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1965-1968 Private practice, 1969-1971, 1972-1999 Patent advisor, Office of Naval Research, Naval Air Systems Command, 1971-1972 Adjunct professor of law, George Washington University Law School, 2001-2003