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Richard C. Wesley

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003

Richard C. Wesley , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The Senate voted 96–0 on the nomination on Jun 11, 2003 (Nomination Confirmed). Richard Carl Wesley (born August 1, 1949) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He previously served on every level of New York's judiciary—including six years on the state's highest court—and represented New York's 136th District in the state legislature.

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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit
    108th Congress · Nomination Confirmed    96–0 · Jun 11, 2003

Education

  • State University of New York at AlbanyB.A., 1971
  • Cornell Law SchoolJ.D., 1974

Career

Private practice, Pittsford, New York, 1974-1976; Private practice, Geneseo, New York, 1976-1987; Assistant minority counsel, New York State Assembly, 1979-1982; State assemblyman, New York, 1983-1987; Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Seventh Judicial District, 1987-1994; Associate justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department, 1994-1996; Associate judge, New York State Court of Appeals, 1997-2003

Biography

Richard Carl Wesley (born August 1, 1949) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He previously served on every level of New York's judiciary—including six years on the state's highest court—and represented New York's 136th District in the state legislature.

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