Joe Robert Reeder | |
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Official portrait of Joe R. Reeder as United States Under Secretary of the Army
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Under Secretary of the Army | |
In office November 24, 1993 – November 12, 1997 |
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President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | John W. Shannon |
Succeeded by | Robert M. Walker |
Personal details | |
Born |
Tacoma, Washington |
November 28, 1947
Alma mater | University of Texas School of Law |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Military service | |
Service/branch | United States Army |
Rank | Major |
Unit | 82nd Airborne Division |
Joe Robert Reeder (born November 28, 1947) is a United States lawyer who served as United States Under Secretary of the Army from 1993 to 1997.
Joe R. Reeder was born on November 28, 1947 in Tacoma, Washington. After high school, he attended the United States Military Academy, graduating in 1970.
After graduating, Reeder joined the United States Army. He attended airborne, ranger, and artillery basic schools 1971-72 and then served in the 82nd Airborne Division 1972-73, ultimately attaining the rank of major.
In 1972, Reeder entered the University of Texas School of Law, graduating with a J.D. in 1975. He then spent a year clerking in a United States district court in Texas. He joined the Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army in 1976. Following the passage of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, he spent a year with the Army's Contract Appeals division.
Reeder joined the Washington, D.C. law firm of Patton Boggs in 1979. He spent 1980-81 at the Georgetown University Law Center, receiving an LL.M. in 1981.