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'''Haldane Robert Mayer''' (born February 21, 1941) is a [[Senior status|senior]] [[United States federal judge|United States circuit judge]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit]].
{{other people|Robert Mayer}}
'''Haldane Robert Mayer''' (born February 21, 1941 in [[Buffalo, New York]]) is a [[United States federal judge|Senior United States Circuit Judge]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit]].


==Education and military service==
Mayer was appointed to the [[United States Military Academy]] by Representative [[William E. Miller]], and received a B.S. in 1963. Mayer served in the U.S. Army from 1963 to 1975. He was awarded the [[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]], [[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service]], and Army [[Commendation Medal]]s, the [[Combat Infantryman Badge]], [[Parachutist Badge (United States)|Parachutist Badge]], [[Ranger Tab]], and Ranger Combat Badge for his service during the [[Vietnam War]]. He took leave from the Army to attend [[The College of William & Mary Law School]], where he was editor-in-chief of the ''[[William and Mary Law Review]]''. He graduated first in his class and received his [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] in 1971.<ref name=cafc/><ref name=wmbio/>


Mayer was born in [[Buffalo, New York]], to Haldane and Myrtle Mayer. He was educated in the public schools of Lockport, New York.<ref name="OCD"/> Mayer was appointed to the [[United States Military Academy]] by Representative [[William E. Miller]], and received a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in 1963. Mayer served in the [[United States Army]] from 1963 to 1975. He was awarded the [[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]], [[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service]], and Army [[Commendation Medal]]s, the [[Combat Infantryman Badge]], [[Parachutist Badge (United States)|Parachutist Badge]], [[Ranger Tab]], and Ranger Combat Badge for his service during the [[Vietnam War]]. He took leave from the Army to attend the [[William & Mary Law School]], where he was editor-in-chief of the ''[[William and Mary Law Review]]''. He graduated first in his class and received his [[Juris Doctor]] in 1971.<ref name=cafc/><ref name=wmbio/> He attended [[The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School]] at the [[University of Virginia]].
Mayer served as Special Assistant to the Chief Justice of the United States, [[Warren E. Burger]], for three years, and as Law Clerk to Judge [[John D. Butzner, Jr.]], of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit]]. He was in private practice in [[Charlottesville, Virginia]], in the 1970s, and in Washington, DC, in 1980 and 1981. He was Deputy and Acting Special Counsel at the [[United States Merit Systems Protection Board]] from 1981 to 1982.<ref name=FJC>{{FJC Bio|1510|inline=1}}</ref> President [[Ronald Reagan]] appointed him to the [[United States Court of Federal Claims|United States Claims Court]] in 1982, where he served until his appointment, again by President Reagan, to the Federal Circuit in 1987. He served as Chief Judge of the court from 1997 to 2004. Chief Judge [[Glenn Leroy Archer, Jr.]] preceded him as chief judge and [[Paul Redmond Michel|Paul Michel]] succeeded him.<ref name=cafc>[http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/judgbios.html#Mayer Federal Circuit Biographies]</ref><ref name=wmbio>[http://law.wm.edu/admissions/alumnispeak/haldane-mayer.php William & Mary Biographies].</ref> He was an adjunct professor at [[The George Washington University Law School]] and the [[University of Virginia School of Law]].<ref name=cafc/><ref name=wmbio/>


==Later career==
Mayer took [[senior status]] on June 30, 2010.<ref>http://www.uscourts.gov/JudgesAndJudgeships/JudicialVacancies/FutureJudicialVacancies.aspx</ref>

Mayer served as special assistant to the Chief Justice of the United States, [[Warren E. Burger]], for three years, and as [[law clerk]] to Judge [[John D. Butzner Jr.]], of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit]]. He was in private practice in [[Charlottesville, Virginia|Charlottesville]], [[Virginia]], in the 1970s, and in [[Washington, D.C.]], in 1980 and 1981. He was Deputy and Acting Special Counsel at the [[United States Merit Systems Protection Board]] from 1981 to 1982.<ref name=FJC>{{FJC Bio|1510|nid=1384471|name=Haldane Robert Mayer<!--(1941–)-->|inline=1}}</ref>

===Federal judicial service===

President [[Ronald Reagan]] appointed him to the [[United States Court of Federal Claims|United States Claims Court]] in 1982, where he served until 1987. Mayer was nominated by President [[Ronald Reagan]] on February 3, 1987, to a seat on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit]] vacated by Judge [[Marion T. Bennett]]. He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on June 11, 1987, and received commission on June 15, 1987.<ref name=FJC/> He served as Chief Judge from 1997 to 2004.<ref name=FJC/> Mayer assumed [[senior status]] on June 30, 2010.<ref name=FJC/><ref name=cafc>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/judgbios.html#Mayer|title=Federal Circuit Biographies|access-date=2008-12-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029022615/http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/judgbios.html#Mayer|archive-date=2007-10-29|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=wmbio>[http://law.wm.edu/admissions/alumnispeak/haldane-mayer.php William & Mary Biographies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512145722/http://law.wm.edu/admissions/alumnispeak/haldane-mayer.php |date=2011-05-12 }}.</ref> He was an adjunct professor at the [[George Washington University Law School]] and the [[University of Virginia School of Law]].<ref name=cafc/><ref name=wmbio/><ref>{{cite book| title=United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: A History: 1990–2002 / compiled by members of the Advisory Council to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in celebration of the court's twentieth anniversary.| location=Washington, D.C.| publisher=U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit| year=2004}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Judicial Conference of the United States]] from 1997 to 2004.<ref name="OCD"/>

===Notable decisions===

Mayer wrote a concurring opinion in ''Intellectual Ventures v. Symantec'',<ref>{{cite web| title=Intellectual Ventures v. Symantec, case 2015-1769 |url=http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/opinions-orders/15-1769.Opinion.9-28-2016.1.PDF | author=United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |date=September 30, 2016 |access-date=5 October 2016 }}</ref> that controversially argues that "(1) patents constricting the essential channels of online communication run afoul of the First Amendment; and (2) claims directed to software implemented on a generic computer are categorically not eligible for patent."<ref>{{cite web |title=Here's Why Software Patents Are in Peril After the Intellectual Ventures Ruling |work=Fortune Magazine |url=http://fortune.com/2016/10/03/software-patents/ |author=Jeff John Roberts
|date=October 3, 2016 |access-date=5 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://patentlyo.com/patent/2016/10/amendment-finally-reaches.html |title=First Amendment Finally Reaches Patent Law |date=October 2, 2016 |author=Dennis Crouch |work=PatentlyO |access-date=5 October 2016}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Mayer married Mary Anne McCurdy on August 13, 1966. They had two daughters, Anne Christian and Rebecca Paige.<ref name="OCD"/>


==References==
==References==
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* {{cite book| title=United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: A History: 1990–2002 / compiled by members of the Advisory Council to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in celebration of the court's twentieth anniversary.| location=Washington, D.C.| publisher=U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit| year=2004}}
==External links==
*{{FJC Bio|nid=1384471}}


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Latest revision as of 19:23, 9 September 2024

For other people named Robert Mayer, see Robert Mayer (disambiguation).
Haldane Mayer
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 30, 2010
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
In office
December 24, 1997 – December 25, 2004
Preceded byGlenn L. Archer Jr.
Succeeded byPaul Redmond Michel
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
In office
June 15, 1987 – June 30, 2010
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byMarion T. Bennett
Succeeded byJimmie V. Reyna
Judge of the United States Claims Court
In office
December 10, 1982 – June 19, 1987
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded bySeat established by 96 Stat. 27
Succeeded byJames T. Turner
Personal details
Born
Haldane Robert Mayer

(1941-02-21) February 21, 1941 (age 83)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.[1]
EducationUnited States Military Academy (BS)
William & Mary Law School (JD)

Haldane Robert Mayer (born February 21, 1941) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Education and military service

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Mayer was born in Buffalo, New York, to Haldane and Myrtle Mayer. He was educated in the public schools of Lockport, New York.[1] Mayer was appointed to the United States Military Academy by Representative William E. Miller, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1963. Mayer served in the United States Army from 1963 to 1975. He was awarded the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service, and Army Commendation Medals, the Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, Ranger Tab, and Ranger Combat Badge for his service during the Vietnam War. He took leave from the Army to attend the William & Mary Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the William and Mary Law Review. He graduated first in his class and received his Juris Doctor in 1971.[2][3] He attended The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School at the University of Virginia.

Later career

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Mayer served as special assistant to the Chief Justice of the United States, Warren E. Burger, for three years, and as law clerk to Judge John D. Butzner Jr., of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He was in private practice in Charlottesville, Virginia, in the 1970s, and in Washington, D.C., in 1980 and 1981. He was Deputy and Acting Special Counsel at the United States Merit Systems Protection Board from 1981 to 1982.[4]

Federal judicial service

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President Ronald Reagan appointed him to the United States Claims Court in 1982, where he served until 1987. Mayer was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on February 3, 1987, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated by Judge Marion T. Bennett. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 11, 1987, and received commission on June 15, 1987.[4] He served as Chief Judge from 1997 to 2004.[4] Mayer assumed senior status on June 30, 2010.[4][2][3] He was an adjunct professor at the George Washington University Law School and the University of Virginia School of Law.[2][3][5] He was a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1997 to 2004.[1]

Notable decisions

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Mayer wrote a concurring opinion in Intellectual Ventures v. Symantec,[6] that controversially argues that "(1) patents constricting the essential channels of online communication run afoul of the First Amendment; and (2) claims directed to software implemented on a generic computer are categorically not eligible for patent."[7][8]

Personal life

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Mayer married Mary Anne McCurdy on August 13, 1966. They had two daughters, Anne Christian and Rebecca Paige.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Joint Committee on Printing, Official Congressional Directory, 2009-2010 (2010), p. 849.
  2. ^ a b c "Federal Circuit Biographies". Archived from the original on 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
  3. ^ a b c William & Mary Biographies Archived 2011-05-12 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ a b c d Haldane Robert Mayer at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  5. ^ United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: A History: 1990–2002 / compiled by members of the Advisory Council to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in celebration of the court's twentieth anniversary. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 2004.
  6. ^ United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (September 30, 2016). "Intellectual Ventures v. Symantec, case 2015-1769" (PDF). Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  7. ^ Jeff John Roberts (October 3, 2016). "Here's Why Software Patents Are in Peril After the Intellectual Ventures Ruling". Fortune Magazine. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  8. ^ Dennis Crouch (October 2, 2016). "First Amendment Finally Reaches Patent Law". PatentlyO. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
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