Biographical Sketch
Randall R. Rader is a circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He obtained a B.A. in English from Brigham Young University in 1974 and a J.D. from George Washington University in 1978. President Ronald Reagan appointed him to the U.S. Claims Court in 1988. President George Bush nominated Judge Rader to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in 1990. While on the appellate bench, Judge Rader has also served actively as an educator. He has taught patent law and advanced intellectual property courses at the law schools of the University of Virginia, Georgetown University, and George Washington University. Judge Rader is co-author of a casebook on patent law used at over 65 law schools. He has received many awards, including the J. Wm. Fulbright Award for Distinguished Public Service, 2000, the Jefferson Medal, 2003, a Distinguished Teaching Award, 2003, and a Distinguished Service Award, 2003. As an appellate judge, Judge Rader has also led or participated in over sixty delegations to foreign nations, usually to teach rule of law or intellectual property concepts in developing nations. Before his appointment to the bench, Judge Rader served members of the House of Representatives (1975-1980) and as counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee (1980-88). While counsel to the Judiciary Committee, he was chief counsel or minority chief counsel for the Subcommittee on the Constitution and the Subcommittee on Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights.

Education
B.A., Brigham Young University; J.D., George Washington University

Current Semester Courses
Patent Law