Judge Rader is Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He also teaches several general and specialized intellectual property law courses at George Washington University. In addition, Judge Rader serves on advisory boards affiliated with three law schools and is co-author of a casebook, Patent Law (West Publishing, 1998), a text used at over 45 law schools. As an appellate judge, Judge Rader has also led or participated in twenty-six delegations to foreign nations, usually to teach rule of law or intellectual property concepts in developing nations. Before his appointment to the bench, Judge Rader served members of the House of Representatives (1975-1980) and as counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee (1980-88). While counsel to the Judiciary Committee, he was Chief Counsel or Minority Chief Counsel for the Subcommittee on the Constitution and the Subcommittee on Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights.