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Bush in 1992.", "snippet": "Alvin Anthony Schall, born 1944, is a senior United States circuit judge of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, appointed by George H.W. Bush in 1992.", "node": "society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.appeals-judges.alpha-o-to-s", "markdown": "# Alvin A. Schall\n\nAlvin Anthony Schall (born 1944) is an American jurist and a senior United States circuit judge of the [United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-court-of-appeals-for-the-federal-circuit), serving on that court since 1992.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387431) He was appointed by President George H.W. Bush and assumed senior status on October 5, 2009.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387431)\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Court | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387431) |\n| Appointed by | George H.W. Bush[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387431) |\n| Confirmed | August 12, 1992, by voice vote[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387431) |\n| Senior status | October 5, 2009[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387431) |\n| Born | 1944 in New York, NY[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387431) |\n| Education | B.A., Princeton University, 1966; J.D., Tulane University Law School, 1969[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387431) |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nSchall was born in 1944 in New York, New York.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387431) He received a B.A. degree from Princeton University in 1966 and a J.D. degree from Tulane Law School in 1969.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387431)\n\n## Legal career\n\nFrom 1969 to 1973, Schall was in private practice with the New York City law firm of Shearman & Sterling.[2](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CDIR-2022-10-26/pdf/CDIR-2022-10-26-JUDICIARY-4.pdf) He served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 1973 to 1978, and as Chief of the Appeals Division from 1977 to 1978.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387431)\n\nSchall then joined the [United States Department of Justice](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-department-of-justice), serving as a trial attorney in the Civil Division from 1978 to 1987 and as senior trial counsel from 1986 to 1987.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387431) From 1987 to 1988, he was a member of the Washington, D.C. law firm of Perlman and Partners.[3](https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/home/the-court/judges/judge-biographies/) He served as Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States from 1988 to 1992.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387431)\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nPresident George H.W. Bush nominated Schall to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on March 3, 1992.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387431) The Senate confirmed him by voice vote on August 12, 1992, and he received his commission on August 17, 1992.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387431) He assumed senior status on October 5, 2009.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387431)\n\nAmong his former law clerks is [Kara Farnandez Stoll](https://www.edgepedia.org/kara-f-stoll), who served as a law clerk to Judge Schall from 1997 to 1998 before her own appointment to the Federal Circuit in 2015.[3](https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/home/the-court/judges/judge-biographies/)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387431)\n2. [Congressional Directory, Judiciary](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CDIR-2022-10-26/pdf/CDIR-2022-10-26-JUDICIARY-4.pdf)\n3. 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