Congressional Directory for the 117th Congress (2021-2022), October 2022.
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                      UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                         FOR THE ARMED FORCES \1\
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     \1\ Prior to October 5, 1994, United States Court of Military 
Appeals.

               450 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20442-0001

                    phone (202) 761-1448, fax 761-4672

     KEVIN A. OHLSON, chief judge; born in Sterling, MA; B.A., 
Washington and Jefferson College, 1982; four-year Army R.O.T.C. 
scholarship; Phi Beta Kappa; Air Assault training with the 101st 
Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, 1980; J.D., University of 
Virginia School of Law, 1985; Airborne training at Fort Benning, GA, 
1986; administrative law officer and trial counsel at Fort Bragg, NC, 
1986-89; federal prosecutor in Washington, DC, 1989-97; volunteered to 
return to active duty and served as a legal advisor to the XVIII 
Airborne Corps Command Staff during Operation Desert Storm, 1990-91; 
awarded the Bronze Star; returned to the United States Attorney's Office 
for the District of Columbia and resumed duties as a federal prosecutor; 
Chief of Staff to the Deputy Attorney General, 1997-2001; member of the 
Board of Immigration Appeals, 2001-03; deputy director, and then the 
director, of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, 2003-09; Chief 
of Staff and Counselor to the Attorney General of the United States, 
2009-2011; chief of the Professional Misconduct Review Unit at the 
Department of Justice, 2011-13; nominated by President Barack Obama and 
confirmed by the Senate to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 
Armed Forces; began service on November 1, 2013.

     JOHN E. SPARKS, Jr., judge; born in Mount Holly, NJ; B.S., U.S. 
Naval Academy, 1976; J.D., University of Connecticut School of Law, 
1986; Military Service, U.S. Navy, 1971; U.S. Marine Corps, 1976-98, as 
an Infantry Officer, and a variety of legal positions including military 
prosecutor, defense counsel, legal adviser to a naval hospital, military 
judge, Military Assistant and Special Counsel to the General Counsel of 
the Navy, and in the White House as a Deputy Legal Adviser to the 
National Security Council; Special Assistant for Civil Rights to the 
Secretary of Agriculture, 1998; Principal Deputy General Counsel of the 
Navy, 1999-2000; senior legal advisor to then Judge and later Chief 
Judge James E. Baker, United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 
Forces, 2000-15; nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by 
the Senate to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 
Forces; began service on April 19, 2016.

     GREGORY E. MAGGS, judge; born in Cambridge, MA; raised in Urbana, 
IL; son of Professor Peter B. Maggs and Dr. Barbara A. Maggs; married to 
Janice Calabresi of Barrington, RI, June 5, 1993; B.A., summa cum laude, 
Harvard College, 1985; J.D., magna cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1988; 
M.S.S., U.S. Army War College; law clerk to the late Honorable Joseph T. 
Sneed, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1988-
89; law clerk to the Honorable Anthony M. Kennedy, 1989-90, and the 
Honorable Clarence Thomas, 1991-92, Associate Justices of the Supreme 
Court of the United States; faculty member at The George Washington 
University Law School, 1993-2018, Interim Dean, 2010-11 and 2013-14, 
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, 2008-10, co-director of the 
National Security and U.S. Foreign Relations LL.M. program, 2011-18, the 
Arthur Selwyn Miller Research Professor of Law, 2017-18; U.S. Army 
Reserve, Judge Advocate General's Corps, 1990-2018 (retired in the rank 
of colonel); special master for the Supreme Court of the United States, 
2001-04; consultant to Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr in the 
Whitewater Investigation; assistant professor of law at the University 
of Texas at Austin School of Law, 1991-93; assistant to the late Judge 
Robert H. Bork in private practice and research, 1990-91; admitted to 
practice law in the District of Columbia, New York, and Massachusetts; 
nominated by President Donald J. Trump to serve on the U.S. Court of 
Appeals for the Armed Forces on September 28, 2017; confirmed by the 
Senate, February 1, 2018; began service on February 2, 2018.


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     LIAM P. HARDY, judge; born in Champaign, IL; B.S.E., magna cum 
laude, Princeton University, 1995; M.S., Stanford University, 1996; 
J.D., cum laude, Georgetown University Law Center, 2008; law clerk to 
the Honorable Margaret A. Ryan, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for 
the Armed Forces; law clerk to the Honorable David B. Sentelle, Chief 
Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia; law 
clerk to the Honorable Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice of the Supreme 
Court of the United States; litigation partner at the law firm of 
Kirkland & Ellis LLP; Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office 
of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice; nominated by President 
Donald J. Trump to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed 
Forces on May 21, 2020; confirmed by the Senate on December 3, 2020; 
began service on December 8, 2020.

                               SENIOR JUDGES

     WALTER THOMPSON COX III, senior judge; born in Anderson, SC; son of 
Walter T. Cox and Mary Johnson Cox; married to Vicki Grubbs of Anderson, 
SC, February 8, 1963; children: Lisa and Walter; B.S., Clemson 
University, 1964; J.D., cum laude, University of South Carolina School 
of Law, 1967; graduated Defense Language Institute (German), 1969; 
graduated basic course, the Judge Advocate General's School, 
Charlottesville, VA, 1967; studied procurement law at that same school, 
1968; active duty, U.S. Army judge advocate general's corps, 1964-72 
(1964-67, excess leave to U.S.C. Law School); private law practice, 
1973-78; elected resident judge, 10th Judicial Circuit, South Carolina, 
1978-84; also served as acting associate justice of South Carolina 
supreme court, on the judicial council, on the circuit court advisory 
committee, and as a hearing officer of the judicial standards 
commission; member: bar of the Supreme Court of the United States; bar 
of the U.S. Court of Military Appeals; South Carolina Bar Association; 
Anderson County Bar Association; the American Bar Association; the South 
Carolina Trial Lawyers Association; the Federal Bar Association; and the 
Bar Association of the District of Columbia; has served as a member of 
the House of Delegates of the South Carolina Bar, and the Board of 
Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline; nominated by President 
Reagan, as judge of U.S. Court of Military Appeals, June 28, 1984, for a 
term of 15 years; confirmed by the Senate, July 26, 1984; sworn-in and 
officially assumed his duties on September 6, 1984; retired on September 
30, 1999 and immediately assumed status of Senior Judge on October 1, 
1999 and returned to full active service until September 19, 2000.

     EUGENE R. SULLIVAN, senior judge; born in St. Louis, MO; son of 
Raymond V. and Rosemary K. Sullivan; married to Lis U. Johansen of Ribe, 
Denmark, June 18, 1966; children: Kim A. and Eugene R. II; B.S., U.S. 
Military Academy, West Point, 1964; J.D., Georgetown Law Center, 
Washington, DC, 1971; active duty with the U.S. Army, 1964-69; service 
included duty with the 3rd Armored Division in Germany, and the 4th 
Infantry Division in Vietnam; R&D assignments with the Army Aviation 
Systems Command; one year as an instructor at the Army Ranger School, 
Ft. Benning, GA; decorations include: Bronze Star, Air Medal, Army 
Commendation Medal, Ranger and Parachutist Badges, Air Force Exceptional 
Civilian Service Medal; following graduation from law school, clerked 
with U.S. Court of Appeals (8th Circuit), St. Louis, 1971-72; private 
law practice, Washington, DC, 1972-74; assistant special counsel, White 
House, 1974; trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1974-82; deputy 
general counsel, Department of the Air Force, 1982-84; general counsel 
of the Department of Air Force, 1984-86; Governor of Wake Island, 1984-
86; presently serves on the Board of Governors for the West Point 
Society of the District of Columbia; the American Cancer Society 
(Montgomery County Chapter); nominated by President Reagan, as judge, 
U.S. Court of Military Appeals on February 25, 1986, and confirmed by 
the Senate on May 20, 1986, and assumed his office on May 27, 1986; 
President George H.W. Bush named him the chief judge of the U.S. Court 
of Military Appeals, effective October 1, 1990, a position he held for 
five years; he retired on September 30, 2001 and immediately assumed 
status of Senior Judge and returned to full active service until Sept. 
30, 2002.

     SUSAN J. CRAWFORD, senior judge; born in Pittsburgh, PA; daughter 
of William E. and Joan B. Crawford; married to Roger W. Higgins of 
Geneva, NY, September 8, 1979; one child, Kelley S. Higgins; B.A., 
Bucknell University, Pennsylvania, 1969; J.D., cum laude, Dean's Award, 
Arthur McClean Founder's Award, New England School of Law, Boston, MA, 
1977; history teacher and coach of women's athletics, Radnor High 
School, Pennsylvania, 1969-74; associate, Burnett and Eiswert, Oakland, 
MD, 1977-79; Assistant State's Attorney, Garrett County, Maryland, 1978-
80; partner, Burnett, Eiswert and Crawford, 1979-81; instructor, Garrett 
County Community College, 1979-81; deputy general counsel, 1981-83, and 
general counsel, Department of the Army, 1983-89; special counsel to 
Secretary of Defense, 1989; inspector general, Department of Defense, 
1989-91; member: bar of the Supreme Court

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of the United States; bar of the U.S. Court of Military Appeals, 
Maryland Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, American 
Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, and the Edward Bennett 
Williams American Inn of Court; member: board of trustees, 1989-present, 
and Corporation, 1992-present, of New England School of Law; board of 
trustees, 1988-present, Bucknell University; nominated by President Bush 
as judge, U.S. Court of Military Appeals, February 19, 1991, for a term 
of 15 years; confirmed by the Senate on November 14, 1991, sworn in and 
officially assumed her duties on November 19, 1991; on October 1, 1999, 
she became the Chief Judge for a term of five years; retired on 
September 30, 2006 and assumed the status of Senior Judge on October 1, 
2006.

     ANDREW S. EFFRON, senior judge; born in Stamford, CT; A.B., Harvard 
College, 1970; J.D., Harvard Law School, 1975; The Judge Advocate 
General's School, U.S. Army, 1976, 1983; legislative aide to the late 
Representative William A. Steiger, 1970-76 (two years full-time, the 
balance between school semesters); judge advocate, Office of the Staff 
Judge Advocate, Fort McClellan, Alabama, 1976-77; attorney-adviser, 
Office of the General Counsel, Department of Defense, 1977-87; Counsel, 
General Counsel, and Minority Counsel, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. 
Senate, 1987-96; nominated by President Clinton to serve on the U.S. 
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, June 21, 1996; confirmed by the 
Senate, July 12, 1996; took office on August 1, 1996; assumed his duties 
on August 1, 1996; on October 1, 2006, he became Chief Judge for a five 
year term, and immediately assumed status as Senior Judge on October 1, 
2011.

     JAMES E. BAKER, senior judge; born in New Haven, CT; education: 
BA., Yale University, 1982; J.D., Yale Law School, 1990; Attorney, 
Department of State, 1990-93; Counsel, President's Foreign Intelligence 
Advisory Board / Intelligence Oversight Board, 1993-94; Deputy Legal 
Advisor, National Security Council, 1994-97; Special Assistant to the 
President and Legal Advisor, National Security Council, 1997-2000; 
military service: U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corp Reserve; 
nominated by President Clinton to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for 
the Armed Forces; began service on September 19, 2000, and became Chief 
Judge on October 1, 2011; became a Senior Judge on August 1, 2015.

     CHARLES E. ERDMANN, senior judge; born in Great Falls, MT; B.A., 
Montana State University, 1972; J.D., University of Montana Law School, 
1975; Air Force Judge Advocate Staff Officers Course, 1981; Air Command 
and Staff College, 1992; Air War College, 1994; Military Service: U.S. 
Marine Corps, 1967-70; Air National Guard, 1981-2002 (retired as a 
Colonel); Assistant Montana Attorney General, 1975-76; Chief Counsel, 
Montana State Auditor's Office, 1976-78; Chief Staff Attorney, Montana 
Attorney General's Office, Antitrust Bureau; Bureau Chief, Montana 
Medicaid Fraud Bureau, 1980-82; General Counsel, Montana School Boards 
Association, 1982-86; private practice of law, 1986-95; Associate 
Justice, Montana Supreme Court, 1995-97; Office of High Representative 
of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Judicial Reform Coordinator, 1998-99; Office 
of High Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Head of Human Rights 
and Rule of Law Department, 1999; Chairman and Chief Judge, Bosnian 
Election Court, 2000-01; Judicial Reform and International Law 
Consultant, 2001-02; appointed by President George W. Bush to serve on 
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces on October 9, 2002, 
commenced service on October 15, 2002 and became Chief Judge on August 
1, 2015; became a Senior Judge on August 1, 2017.

     MARGARET A. RYAN, senior judge; born in Chicago, IL; B.A., cum 
laude, Knox College; J.D., summa cum laude, University of Notre Dame Law 
School; recipient of the William T. Kirby Legal Writing Award and the 
Colonel William J. Hoynes Award for Outstanding Scholarship; active duty 
in the U.S. Marine Corps, 1986-99, serving as a communications officer, 
staff officer, company commander, platoon commander, and operations 
officer in units within the II and III Marine Expeditionary Forces and 
as a judge advocate in Okinawa, Japan, and Quantico, VA; also served as 
Aide de Camp to General Charles C. Krulak, the 31st Commandant of the 
Marine Corps; law clerk to the Honorable J. Michael Luttig, U.S. Court 
of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and law clerk to the Honorable 
Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United 
States; litigation partner at the law firm of Bartlik Beck Herman 
Palenchar and Scott LLP and partner in litigation and appellate 
practices at the law firm Wiley Rein Fielding LLP; nominated by 
President George W. Bush to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 
Armed Forces on November 15, 2006; confirmed by the Senate on December 
9, 2006; began service on December 20, 2006; became a Senior Judge on 
July 31, 2020.

     SCOTT W. STUCKY, senior judge; born in Hutchinson, KS; B.A. summa 
cum laude, Wichita State University, 1970; J.D., Harvard Law School, 
1973; M.A., Trinity University, 1980; LL.M. with highest honors, George 
Washington University, 1983; Federal Executive

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Institute, 1988; Harvard Program for Senior Officials in National 
Security, 1990; National War College, 1993; admitted to bar, Kansas and 
District of Columbia; U.S. Air Force, judge advocate, 1973-78; U.S. Air 
Force Reserve, 1982-2003 (retired as colonel); married to Jean Elsie 
Seibert of Oxon Hill, MD, August 18, 1973 (died November 7, 2020); 
children: Mary-Clare and Joseph; private law practice, Washington, DC, 
1978-82; branch chief, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1982-83; 
legislative counsel and principal legislative counsel, U.S. Air Force, 
1983-96; General Counsel, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate, 
1996-2001 and 2003-06; Minority Counsel, 2001-03; National Commander-in-
Chief, Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, 1993-95; 
Board of Directors, Adoption Service Information Agency, 1998-2002 and 
2004-07; Board of Directors, Omicron Delta Kappa Society, 2006-10; 
member, Federal Bar Association (Pentagon Chapter), Judge Advocates 
Association, the District of Columbia Bar; OPM LEGIS Fellow, office of 
Senator John Warner (R-VA), 1986-87; member and panel chairman, Air 
Force Board for Correction of Military Records, 1989-96; nominated by 
President George W. Bush to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 
Armed Forces on November 15, 2006; confirmed by the Senate, December 9, 
2006; began service on December 20, 2006; became Chief Judge on August 
1, 2017.

        Officers of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

     Clerk of the Court.--Vacant.
     Chief Deputy Clerk of the Court.--David A. Anderson.
     Deputy Clerk for Opinions.--Patricia Mariani.
     Court Executive.--Vacant.
     Librarian.--Agnes Kiang.