Background
Reeder, Joe Robert was born on November 28, 1947 in Tacoma. Son of William Thomas and Marilyn Ruth Reeder.
Reeder, Joe Robert was born on November 28, 1947 in Tacoma. Son of William Thomas and Marilyn Ruth Reeder.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1970. Juris Doctor, University Texas, 1975. Master of Laws, Georgetown University, 1981.
Commissioned Second lieutenant, United States Army, 1970; advanced through grades to major, United States Army, 1985; law clerk to presiding justice, United States District Court (southern district) Texas, 1976; trial attorney litigation division, United States Army, Pentagon, District of Columbia, 1976-1978; trial attorney contract appeals division, United States Army, Pentagon, 1978-1979; associate, Patton, Boggs & Blow, Washington, 1979-1982; partner, Patton, Boggs & Blow, Washington, 1983-1993; under secretary of the United States Army, unites states department Defense, Washington, since 1993; Chairman of the Board, Panama Canal Commission, since 1994.
Board governors National Defense Industry Association, Armed Services Young Men’s Christian Association, United Service Organizations. Member American Bar Association (associate editor public contract law journal 1985-1993), Association of Trial Lawyers of America, American Law Institute, Federal Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, Texas Bar Association, Bar Association 5th Federal Circuit, Board Contract Appeals Bar Association, Rotary.
Married Katharine Randolph Boyce, Jan 1, 1983. Children: Rachael Anne, Aubrilyn, Julia, Kelsey.