Raymond Charles Clevenger III

How Judge Clevenger rules, drawn from 41 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Clevenger no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Position
Circuit judge
Status
Retired 2026
Served
1990–2026
Appointed by
George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Commissioned
April 30, 1990
Education
Yale University (B.A., 1959); Yale Law School (LL.B., 1966)
Signed orders read
41

About Judge Clevenger

Raymond Charles Clevenger III served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit after receiving his commission on April 30, 1990. He assumed senior status on February 1, 2006, and retired on October 2, 2026.

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Michael D. Moehl v. United States
94-5098 · 1995-04-06
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“We reverse and remand the case for further proceedings.”

James M. Henry, Sr. v. Polish America, Inc.
94-1474 · 1995-06-13
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“Consequently, the judgment of the district court enjoining the individual defendants and mandating monetary payment from the corporate defendants is reversed.”

Steffens v. Brown
95-7025 · 1995-07-07
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“The CVA's denial of Steffens's petition for relief is reversed, and the case is remanded for prompt attention from the CVA.”

Schuler Industries, Inc. v. United States
96-5096 · 1997-03-24
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The decision of the Court of Federal Claims is therefore affirmed.”

Barrera v. Gober
95-7045, 95-7057 · 1997-08-08
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“The law as stated in Grantham controls the outcome of these two cases and requires summary reversal in these two cases.”

Bradford Industries, Inc. v. United States
98-1039 · 1998-08-07
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We also agree, and we therefore affirm.”

Freeland v. HPA Asset, LLC
· 2002-04-24
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“For the above reasons, we reverse and remand this case for proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.”

Levi Strauss & Co. v. United States
97-1536 · 2000-07-27
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“The Court of International Trade's judgment to the contrary is accordingly reversed, and we remand the case with instructions to enter judgment in favor of the United States.”

Belcher v. West
99-7172 · 2000-08-21
Appeal (appellant) Moot / procedural

“Accordingly, Mr. Belcher's appeal is dismissed.”

Gregory v. United States Postal Service
00-3123 · 2000-05-15
Petition for review (petitioner) Granted in part

“AFFIRMED-IN-PART, VACATED-IN-PART AND REMANDED”

Best v. Principi
No. 01-7084 · 2002-02-20
Appeal (appellant) Moot / procedural

“For the above reasons the appeal is not sufficiently final for the purposes of our review, as was the case in Williams, and is therefore dismissed.”

AccuScan, Inc. v. Xerox Corp.
Nos. 00-1316, 00-1320, 00-1406 · 2003-09-17
Appeal (appellant) Granted in part

“Based on the Supreme Court's instruction, we have reconsidered this case and, once again, reverse the denial of Xerox's motion for JMOL of noninfringement, affirm the denial of Xerox's motion for JMOL of invalidity, and dismiss as moot the remaining issues.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Circuit judges do not carry a trial caseload; not enumerated.

A historical record

Judge Clevenger no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.