Lawrence Baskir

Lawrence M. Baskir (born January 10, 1938) is a senior judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims serving since 1997.[1] He was chief judge from 2000 to 2002 and a judge on the court from 1998 to 2013 before assuming senior status in 2013.

Lawrence Baskir
Baskir in 1994
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims
Assumed office
April 2, 2013
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims
In office
2000–2002
Preceded byLoren A. Smith
Succeeded byEdward J. Damich
Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims
In office
October 22, 1998 – April 2, 2013
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byReginald W. Gibson
Succeeded byPatricia E. Campbell-Smith
Personal details
Born (1938-01-10) January 10, 1938
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
SpouseMarna Tucker
EducationWoodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University (A.B.)
Harvard Law School (LL.B.)
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1963–1968
Rank First lieutenant

Early life, education, and career

Lawrence M. Baskir was born in Brooklyn, New York, receiving a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in 1959 followed by an Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1962.[2] He was a United States Army Reserve first lieutenant in the JAG Corps from 1963 to 1968. Baskir than joined the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary in 1965 and served till 1967 and then resumed service from 1969 to 1974 while becoming chief counsel and staff director from 1969 to 1974. He then was chief executive officer of the Presidential Clemency Board for The White House from 1974 to 1975.[2] Baskir joined the Vietnam Project as a research professor and director at the university of Notre Dame Law School from 1975 to 1977. He was the Principal Deputy General Counsel for the United States Army from 1994 to 1998.[2]

Federal judicial service

On January 7, 1997, Baskir was nominated by U.S. President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States Court of Federal Claims vacated by Reginald W. Gibson.[2] Baskir was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 21, 1998, and received his commission on October 22, 1998. He served as chief judge from 2000 to 2002.[2] He assumed senior status on April 2, 2013.[2]

Personal life

Baskir is married to Marna Tucker and has two children.[1]

References
  1. "Congressional Directory for the 112th Congress". United States Government Publishing Office. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  2. Lawrence Baskir at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.


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