| Raymond C. Clevenger | |
| Office: | Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
| Term Start: | February 1, 2006 |
| Office1: | Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
| Term Start1: | April 30, 1990 |
| Term End1: | February 1, 2006 |
| Appointer1: | George H. W. Bush |
| Predecessor1: | Oscar Hirsh Davis |
| Successor1: | Kimberly A. Moore |
| Birth Date: | 27 August 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Topeka, Kansas |
| Education: | Yale University (BA, LLB) |
Raymond Charles Clevenger III (born August 27, 1937) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Clevenger was born in Topeka, Kansas. He was educated in the public schools in Topeka and at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. Clevenger received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1959, graduating magna cum laude. After a stint at Morgan Guaranty Trust Company he earned a Bachelor of Laws 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.[1]
Clevenger was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, to the seat vacated by Judge Oscar Hirsh Davis, on January 24, 1990. He was confirmed on April 27, 1990, received his commission on April 30, 1990 and assumed duties on May 3, 1990. He assumed senior status on February 1, 2006.[1]