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Julius Ness Richardson

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2018

Julius Ness Richardson, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The Senate voted 81–8 on the nomination on Aug 16, 2018 (Nomination Confirmed). Julius Ness "Jay" Richardson (born 1976) is an American judge and lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He was formerly an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina.

Senate votes: 1

Senate confirmation votes

United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit
115th Congress · Nomination Confirmed81–8 · Aug 16, 2018

Education

Vanderbilt UniversityB.S., 1999
University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D., 2003

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Richard A. Posner, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2003-2004; Law clerk, Hon. William H. Rehnquist, Supreme Court of the United States, 2004-2005; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2006-2009; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of South Carolina, 2009-2018; Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force, 2011-2015; deputy criminal chief, White Collar and General Crimes, 2015-2018; coordinator, National Security and Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council, 2017-2018

Biography

Julius Ness "Jay" Richardson (born 1976) is an American judge and lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He was formerly an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina.

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