Bruce E. Kasold
Bruce E. Kasold | |
|---|---|
| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims | |
| Assumed office December 2016 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims | |
| In office August 2010 – August 2015 | |
| Preceded by | William P. Greene Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence B. Hagel |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims | |
| In office December 31, 2003 – December 2016 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Michael P. Allen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 26, 1951 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | United States Military Academy (BS) University of Florida College of Law (JD) Georgetown University Law Center (LLM) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1973–1994 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel (Retired) |
| Unit | Judge Advocate General's Corps |
Bruce Edward Kasold (born April 26, 1951) is an American lawyer and former judge. He was appointed as a judge to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims by President George W. Bush in December 2003. He served as the chief judge of the Court from August 2010 to August 2015. Kasold is a graduate of Bishop McGann-Mercy Diocesan High School in Riverhead, New York. He earned his undergraduate degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1973, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Law School in 1979. Kasold also earned a Master of Laws from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1982 and a Master of Laws equivalent from the Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School in 1984.