Clevenger, Raymond Charles III Born 1937 in Topeka, KS Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Nominated by George H.W. Bush on January 24, 1990, to a seat vacated by Oscar Hirsh Davis. Confirmed by the Senate on April 27, 1990, and received commission on April 30, 1990. Assumed senior status on February 1, 2006. Education: Yale University, B.A., 1959 Yale Law School, LL.B., 1966 Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Byron White, Supreme Court of the United States, 1966-1967 Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1967-1990 Special assistant to the general counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1972