Bruce E. Kasold

Bruce 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 byWilliam P. Greene Jr.
Succeeded byLawrence B. Hagel
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
In office
December 31, 2003 – December 2016
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byMichael P. Allen
Personal details
BornBruce Edward Kasold
(1951-04-26) April 26, 1951
EducationUnited States Military Academy (BS)
University of Florida (JD)
Georgetown University (LLM)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1973–1994
RankLieutenant Colonel
UnitArmy Judge Advocate General's Corps
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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.