Randall Ray Rader
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 and confirmed by voice vote, Randall Ray Rader was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He earned a law degree from George Washington University Law School in 1978. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1949 · age 77
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1990
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Brigham Young 1974 · George Washington Law School 1978
- Succeeded
- Jean Galloway Bissell
- Succeeded by
- Kara Farnandez Stoll
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Federal Circuit succeeded Jean Galloway Bissell | G.H.W. Bush (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Brigham Young University | B.A. | 1974 |
| George Washington University Law School | J.D. | 1978 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Rader authored 13 published opinions for the court (2010). Most cited: ASTRAZENECA LP v. Apotex, Inc. (123 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ASTRAZENECA LP v. Apotex, Inc. | 633 F.3d 1042 | 123 |
| 2010 | Telcordia Technologies, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc. | 612 F.3d 1365 | 49 |
| 2010 | Silicon Graphics, Inc. v. ATI Technologies, Inc. | 607 F.3d 784 | 49 |
| 2010 | Princo Corp. v. International Trade Commission | 616 F.3d 1318 | 47 |
| 2010 | Geo M. Martin Co. v. Alliance MacHine Systems International LLC | 618 F.3d 1294 | 46 |
| 2010 | Pequignot v. Solo Cup Co. | 608 F.3d 1356 | 40 |
| 2010 | Avid Identification Systems, Inc. v. Crystal Import Corp. | 614 F.3d 1330 | 38 |
| 2010 | Nielson v. SHINSEKI | 607 F.3d 802 | 38 |
| 2010 | In Re Zimmer Holdings, Inc. | 609 F.3d 1378 | 35 |
| 2010 | Target Corp. v. United States | 609 F.3d 1352 | 12 |
| 2010 | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Eisai Co., Ltd. | 620 F.3d 1341 | 7 |
| 2010 | In Re Giacomini | 612 F.3d 1380 | 4 |
| 2010 | Novo Nordisk v. Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. | 615 F.3d 1374 | 2 |
Showing the 13 most-cited of 13 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Randall Ray Rader?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Randall Ray Rader to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in 1990.
- Was Randall Ray Rader appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Randall Ray Rader was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Randall Ray Rader's confirmation vote?
- Randall Ray Rader was confirmed by voice vote on August 3, 1990. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Randall Ray Rader on?
- Randall Ray Rader was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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23 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).