He was appointed as a judge to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims by President George W. Bush in December 2003.

[2] He earned his undergraduate degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1973, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Law School in 1979.

[2] After graduating from West Point, Judge Kasold served in the Air Defense Artillery of the U.S. Army from 1973 to 1976.

[2] After working at the prominent, Florida-based law firm of Holland & Knight in its Washington, D.C., office, Judge Kasold became the Chief Counsel for the United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.

[1] Judge Kasold served as President of the Capitol Hill Chapter of the Federal Bar Association from 2001 to 2002.