Glenn L. Archer Jr., who retired as chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington in 1997, died July 27 in Tempe, Ariz., the Washington Post reported.
Archer, 82, was named as an appellate judge for the Federal Circuit by President Ronald Reagan in 1985; he became chief judge in 1994. He took senior status in 1997.
Archer was born in Densmore, Kan., graduated from Yale University in 1951 and received a law degree in 1954 from George Washington University. Between 1954 and 1956, he served he served in the Judge Advocate General’s office of the Air Force; he returned to Washington and became a partner in Hopkins & Sutter, specializing in corporate law and taxation.
The Post reported that survivors include his wife of 21 years, Carole Thomas Archer of Tempe; four children from his first marriage, and eight grandchildren.
Correction: An earlier version of this story said Archer retired and took senior status in 1977; the correct year is 1997.
