65 Am. U. L. Rev. 763 (2016)

*Alan D. Lourie was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on April 6, 1990, by President George H. W. Bush.  He was formerly Vice President, Corporate Patents and Trademarks, and Associate General Counsel of SmithKline Beecham Corporation.  Born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 13, 1935, Judge Lourie received his Bachelor’s degree from Harvard University (1956), his Master’s degree in organic chemistry from the University of Wisconsin (1958), and his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania (1965).  He received his J.D. degree from Temple University in 1970.  Before being appointed to the court, Judge Lourie played leadership roles in a number of national and international organizations relating to intellectual property.  Since becoming a member of the court, he has received a variety of bar association and other awards.  In addition, he was a member of the Judicial Conference Committee on Financial Disclosure from 1990 to 1998 and was a member of the Committee on Codes of Conduct from 2005 to 2013.  Judge Lourie is married and has two daughters, four grandchildren, and a great grandchild.