Frank Q. Nebeker

Frank Q. Nebeker is a former judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

Born in Utah, Nebeker received an associate degree in history from Weber College, a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Utah, and a Juris Doctor from American University. During his law school years, Nebeker worked as a correspondence secretary in the White House. He began his legal career in 1956 as a trial attorney in the Internal Security Division of the Department of Justice. Two years later, he became an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, serving from 1962 to 1969 as the Chief of the Appellate Division. His reputation as an appellate counsel led to his appointment in 1969 as an Associate Judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, where he served until his retirement in 1987.

Nebeker's retirement was short. He served as Director of the Office of Government Ethics, responsible for developing and monitoring the rules which govern the conduct of those in the Executive Branch. When Congress provided for judicial review of veterans benefits decisions and created the U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals (now the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims), President George H. W. Bush appointed Nebeker, with the consent of the Senate, to be its first Chief Judge.

In November 2000, he retired from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and is now serving in recall status. He also serves as a Senior Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Nebeker has been active for many years in the organization and presentation of education programs for attorneys and appellate judges throughout the country.

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• Material on this page was adapted from the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims biography of Judge Frank Q. Nebeker, a source in the public domain.