Please answer the following question: Facts: - appointer: george h. w. bush - successor: kimberly moore - predecessor: oscar davis - office: judge the federal circuit of the united states court of appeals for - term end: february 1 , 2006 - term start: april 30 , 1990 - birth date: 27 august 1937 - name: raymond clevenger - birth place: topeka , kansas , u.s. - alma mater: yale university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of raymond c. clevenger .
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raymond charles clevenger iii -lrb- born august 27 , 1937 -rrb- is an american federal judge , serving on the united states court of appeals for the federal circuit .clevenger was born in topeka , kansas , to r. charles clevenger and mary margaret ramsey clevenger .he was educated in the public schools in topeka and at phillips academy in andover , massachusetts .judge clevenger received a b.a. from yale university in 1959 , graduating magna cum laude .after a stint at morgan guaranty trust company he earned an ll.b .at yale law school in 1966 , graduating magna cum laude and order of the coif .he was a law clerk to justice byron white at the supreme court during the october term , 1966 and practiced law at wilmer , cutler & pickering , in washington , d.c. and london from 1967 to 1990 .he was nominated by president george h. w. bush to the federal circuit on january 24 , 1990 , confirmed on april 27 , 1990 , and assumed duties on may 3 , 1990 .he retired from active service and assumed senior status on february 1 , 2006 .