Arthur Joseph Gajarsa (born March 1, 1941) is a former United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 20/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 817/year
Federal Circuit Clerk/Executive · 1997–2012Federal Circuit Court of Appeals · 1997–2012
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts2013–present
- Private practice, Washington, D.C.1971–1997
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the InteriorSpecial counsel · 1969–1970- Aetna Life and Casualty, Inc.Attorney · 1968–1969
Law clerk , Hon. Joseph C. McGarraghy · 1967–1968
Appointments
1997–2012 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)Term ended: Retirement
Education
J.D. · 1967- Catholic University of AmericaM.A. · 1964
- Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteB.S. · 1962